The European Parliament has adopted an “own initiative report” on small modular reactors, confirming the importance of these technologies to Europe’s future energy system, Brussels-based industry group nucleareurope said.

Led by rapporteur MEP Franc Bogovic of Slovenia, the report, adopted by 409 votes to 173, makes clear that nuclear as a whole, and SMRs in particular, can bring many benefits in terms of helping to decarbonise Europe’s energy mix, ensure security of supply and support hard-to-abate sectors such as industry, nucleareurope said.

The report says innovative developments in SMRs and advanced modular reactors could offer a potential pathway towards achieving the EU’s energy and climate objectives.