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The '''Energy Multiplier Module''' ('''EM²''' or '''EM squared''') is a [[nuclear fission]] power [[Nuclear reactor technology|reactor]] under development by [[General Atomics]].<ref>{{cite news |title=JENKINS: Hot young prospect to replace old San Onofre reactors |author=Logan Jenkins |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-jenkins-hot-young-prospect-to-replace-old-san-2013jan10-story.html |newspaper=San Diego Union Tribune |date=10 January 2013 |access-date=19 January 2013}}</ref> It is a fast-neutron version of the [[Gas Turbine Modular Helium Reactor]] (GT-MHR) and is capable of converting [[spent nuclear fuel]] into electricity and industrial process heat.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/feb/24/company-has-plan-for-small-reactors/|title=Company has plan for small reactors|last=Freeman|first=Mike|date=Feb 24, 2010|work=[[San Diego Union Tribune]]}}</ref>

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Each module can be manufactured in either U.S. domestic or foreign facilities using replacement parts manufacturing and supply chain management with large components shipped by commercial truck or rail to a site for final assembly, where it will be fully enclosed in an underground containment structure. Dry cooling capability allows siting in locations without a source of cooling water.

If the reactor is to become part of a [[hydrogen economy]], the coolant outlet temperature of 850&nbsp;°C would allow the [[sulfur iodine cycle]] to be used which directly converts thermal energy into hydrogen (without electric or other intermediate steps) with an overall thermal efficiency around 50%.

==Nuclear waste==