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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://m.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jan/10/san-onofre-nuclear-reactors-general-atomics/ |newspaper=San Diego Union Tribune |date=10 January 2013 |accessdate=19 January 2013}}</ref> It is a modified version of the [[Gas Turbine Modular Helium Reactor]] (GT-MHR) and is capable of converting [[spent nuclear fuel]] into electricity and industrial process heat, without separative or conventional [[nuclear reprocessing]].<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>

[[File:high temperature gas cooled reactor.jpg|thumb|200px|Schematic diagram of a helium-cooled reactor with a gas turbine-generator]]