DENVER — Just last week, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington announced they want to look into building small modular nuclear reactors , also known as SMRs, at the airport, in order to meet increasing energy needs for decades to come.

But just two days later, DIA delayed its plan for a feasibility study, an airport spokesperson confirmed to Denver7 on Tuesday.

The study, slated to take 6-12 months and costing up to $1.25 million, aimed to examine the emerging technology as a potential solution. The Nuclear Energy Agency says there are currently only three operating SMRs in the world, in Russia, China and Japan.

Johnston and Washington said during a press conference last week that SMRs would better prepare the airport to meet its climate goa

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