The waste issue will remain but this could be a stop gap in replacing finite with renewable. And as the government seems to have given the project the go ahead we can be fairly sure that corporations and governments across the world will enter the market. At a cost of about £2 billion they are cheaper per watt than Hinkley Point, and affordable to smaller countries too. I wonder whether the waste fuel can be used for weapons as this would basically mean the project should be a non-starter. Imagine the security needed for 20 or 20 mini-reactors? How secure is the fuel source? is another question. RollsRoyce believe they ave the expertise which is good.
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