The European Eagles* consortium and French advanced reactor developer newcleo have agreed to work together on the development of a lead-cooled fast reactor demonstrator in Belgium, a joint statement said.

The statement said the partners will cooperate on Leandrea, a low-power lead-cooled reactor to be built at the site of the Belgian nuclear research centre SCK-CEN near Mol, in Flanders, northern Belgium.

The facility is expected to be completed by 2034 and will serve as both a technology demonstrator and a test reactor for fuels and materials.