Europe must strive to establish its first small modular reactor (SMR) irrespective of where the technology comes from, as long as it is manufactured using key European components, deputy head of unit for Euratom Research at the European Commission Domenico Rossetti di Valdalbero said.

Speaking at an event organised by Brussels-based thinktank CEPS to discuss the EU’s recently announced SMR strategy, Rossetti said that the subject of SMRs was also heatedly discussed by the EU before the introduction of the Industrial Accelerator Act, which aims to advance industrial capacity and decarbonisation in Europe.