An aerial view of the core module of China's Linglong One, the world's first commercial SMR, installed on August 10, 2023 in Changjiang Li Autonomous County in Hainan province.
Mandatory Credit:	Luo Yunfei/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images

An aerial view of the core module of China's Linglong One, the world's first commercial SMR, installed on August 10, 2023 in Changjiang Li Autonomous County in Hainan province.
Mandatory Credit: Luo Yunfei/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images

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