Calls by the International Energy Agency (IEA) for Spain to assess the lifetime extension of its nuclear reactors and carefully consider its planned reactor phaseout are consistent with proposals that have long been put forward by the industry, Madrid-based nuclear group Foro Nuclear said.

In its recent report, Energy Policy Review Spain 2026, the IEA recommended that Madrid “consider approving the extension of existing nuclear reactors, following safety reviews, taking into account their role in security of supply and the costs and benefits of long-term operation”.

Foro Nuclear said it has long been advocating lifetime extensions because of the need for nuclear energy to remain part of Spain’s long-term energy mix as it bids to meet the challenges of the energy transition and economy-wide decarbonisation.