{"id":10235,"date":"2025-12-15T17:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T22:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midwesterngovernors.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=10235"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:22:22","slug":"the-role-smrs-and-new-technology","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/midwesterngovernors.org\/event\/the-role-smrs-and-new-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"America&#8217;s Smartland Series: The Role SMRs and New Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tDecember 18, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t11:00 am\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t12:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__timezone\">EST<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-18ced154 uagb-infobox__content-wrap uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\">\n<div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\">\n<div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">With this webinar, the audience will learn about the state of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in the Midwest and how this technology and others are advancing nuclear energy in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brian-smith-65469121\">Brian M. 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