Micro nuclear power plants are being considered as power sources at some universities.

Described as “nuclear energy on demand as a product not a big mega project,” the interest in microreactors by some colleges may be the start of a trend and a game-changer in how we think about energy.

Small amounts of electricity — nearly enough to run a small campus, a hospital or a military complex, for example — will pulse from a new generation of micronuclear reactors.

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