The deployment of between two and potentially “more than 13” small modular reactors in the Netherlands by 2050 could make a substantial contribution to emissions reductions from large-scale industrial processes by providing process heat*, a study has concluded.
But the study warns that the rate of deployment depends on future industrial activity in the Netherlands and the demand for power from industries such as refineries and chemicals.
The study was a joint project of NRG Pallas and TNO. It investigated the potential role of SMRs in the Dutch energy system and concluded they could play an important role in the Dutch energy transition.
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