The province of Limburg in the southeast Netherlands is setting up a nuclear energy alliance to explore the potential for deploying small modular reactors in the 2030s and beyond, a statement by the provincial government said.

The statement said technical studies have shown that SMRs are a “feasible form” of nuclear energy for Limburg.

The alliance will consist of companies, government and regulatory bodies, science institutions and potential financers and will focus in particular on the use of nuclear energy for the industrial sector.