An agreement announced at the UN Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, means Romania has the potential to deploy the first small modular reactors in Europe by 2028 and become a catalyst for SMR development in the region and a base for supporting operation of this new technology in other countries, US reactor developer NuScale said.
The agreement was announced by NuScale Power and Romania’s state-owned nuclear company Nuclearelectrica, who said they are planning to build a first-of-a-kind SMR in Romania.
NuScale, which has developed a modular, light-water SMR, said the agreement builds upon an intergovernmental agreement signed by the US Department of Energy and the Romanian energy ministry. In 2019, NuScale and Nuclearelectrica signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate the development, licensing and construction of a NuScale SMR in Romania.
The agreement was announced by NuScale Power and Romania’s state-owned nuclear company Nuclearelectrica, who said they are planning to build a first-of-a-kind SMR in Romania.
NuScale, which has developed a modular, light-water SMR, said the agreement builds upon an intergovernmental agreement signed by the US Department of Energy and the Romanian energy ministry. In 2019, NuScale and Nuclearelectrica signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate the development, licensing and construction of a NuScale SMR in Romania.
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