The Lithuanian government on 2 July approved energy ministry proposals to assess the potential for developing nuclear energy in the Baltic country with the focus on potential deployment of next-generation small modulars reactors (SMRs).
The ministry will set up a special working group to prepare options for the development of nuclear energy.
Representatives of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP), the company that operates the country’s shut-down nuclear power station at Ignalina, will be involved in the discussions.
The regulator, the State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate, has been asked to submit proposals on safety regulations.
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