Danish nuclear company Copenhagen Atomics has been awarded funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) accelerator programme to advance the development of its thorium molten salt reactors (MSRs).
The company is one of 40 startups selected out of approximately 150 finalists in the latest round of EIC funding, aimed at supporting breakthrough technologies with high market potential.
As part of the EIC accelerator programme, Copenhagen Atomics will receive €2.5m ($2.9m) in grant funding to support continued technological development and prototype validation.
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