# Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough: A year’s work now takes a day

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/nuclear-smr-welding-breakthrough-a-years-work-now-takes-a-day/
- Published: 2024-02-25T09:30:44-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: The reactor vessel welded by the new method. Photo credit: Sheffield Forgemasters. Article by David Szondy. New Atlas – February 20, 2024. Source: Sheffield Forgemasters.  Small Modular Reactor (SMR) construction shifts into high gear, as UK company Sheffield Forgemasters welds a full-size nuclear reactor vessel in under 24 hours instead of the usual 12 months. The rollout of this game-changing tech could be massive. […] Click here to view original web page at newatlas.com