Denver is planning to look at the feasibility of nuclear power generation for Denver International Airport. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington will make a joint announcement Wednesday about studying what are called small module nuclear reactors.
The announcement comes on the day Colorado law changes the classification of nuclear energy’s definition under state law to include it as a clean energy resource.
Small module nuclear reactors do not have the massive generating capacity of large-scale facilities of the past with the high cooling towers. But advocates say they have the potential to provide consistent, reliable power…