Partnerships across borders, sectors and supply chains will be critical in accelerating small modular reactor (SMR) deployment as investment momentum and energy demand from emerging technologies drive unprecedented growth in the sector, a webinar has heard.
The webinar, ‘Unlocking SMR Growth: Strategic Partnerships Driving the Nuclear Boom Forward’, which was organised by Reuters Events, heard that the SMR market is projected to reach $6.9bn (€5.8bn) in 2026.
Speakers said collaboration between utilities, financiers, regulators and policymakers is essential to scaling the technology from demonstration to commercial deployment across multiple markets.
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