European Consortium Launched To Deploy Eagles-300 Nuclear Plant In 2039

Agreement between four organisations marks ‘crucial step’ to development and commercialisation

European Consortium Launched To Deploy Eagles-300 Nuclear Plant In 2039
The consortium was launched at a ceremony in the presence of the Belgian minister of energy Mathieu Bihet (standing, centre), his Italian counterpart Gilberto Pichetto Fratin (standing, right) and Romanian energy minister Cristian Busoi (standing, left). Courtesy SCK CEN.

Four of Europe’s leading nuclear technology organisations have formed a consortium whose goal is to develop Eagles-300, a next-generation lead-cooled small modular reactor (SMR) that could be commercialised and deployed globally in 2039.

The four organisations are Italian construction engineering company Ansaldo Nucleare, Italian research and development agency Enea, Romanian nuclear research and development company Raten, and SCK CEN, the Belgian nuclear research centre.

A joint statement said the establishment of the Eagles consortium reaffirms that the project remains on track to deliver its first demonstrator by 2035, marking a crucial step forward in the development and commercialisation of the Eagles-300 nuclear plant.

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