When it comes to SMRs, new technology will help but what we really need is a plan

SMRs can succeed only if they are deployed and operated as a fleet. A credible plan must line up customers not merely for the first reactor, but for the entire fleet.

Energy Minister Tim Hodgson. Government may need to lead by working with industries to assemble a pipeline of buyers for SMRs and by reducing the risk that early adopters will be left stranded with an orphan plant, writes Dr. R. Neil Alexander.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY NEIL ALEXANDER

October 22, 2026

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