{"id":66749,"date":"2026-02-03T10:12:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kyotoclub.org\/news\/news-dal-mondo\/2026\/02\/03\/small-modular-reactors-stato-dellarte-e-sfide-al-centro-del-webinar-kyoto-club\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:46:06","slug":"small-modular-reactors-stato-dellarte-e-sfide-al-centro-del-webinar-kyoto-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kyotoclub.org\/en\/news-en\/news-from-the-world\/2026\/02\/03\/small-modular-reactors-stato-dellarte-e-sfide-al-centro-del-webinar-kyoto-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Modular Reactors: Current Status and Challenges Discussed at Kyoto Club Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 2 February 2026, Kyoto Club hosted a webinar on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), featuring M.V. 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