Small Modular Reactors

After ‘Optimisation’ Delay, France’s Nuward Targets New Conceptual SMR Design This Year

By Rachel Rigby
21 April 2026

First fleet of three to four reactors could be deployed in one or two European countries

After ‘Optimisation’ Delay, France’s Nuward Targets New Conceptual SMR Design This Year
A rendering of a Nuward small modular reactor nuclear power station. Courtesy Nuward.
The conceptual design for the French Nuward small modular reactor (SMR) should be completed by the middle of 2026 with a detailed design ready in 2031 following a recent project pause, a company representative has said.

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