The national conversation surrounding Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) has now advanced well beyond casual speculation. Memoranda of understanding have reportedly been signed. Public officials have spoken positively about exploring nuclear technologies. Discussions increasingly imply that Jamaica should seriously contemplate a nuclear future.

Yet a troubling question remains largely unanswered: Where are Jamaica's principal technical institutions in this discussion?

The Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), University of Technology (UTech), University of the West Indies (UWI), Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ}, Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Scientific Research Council (SRC), and Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) each possesses expertise relevant to evaluating a proposal of this magnitude.