Bucharest, October 20, 2024 – RBJ – The Ministry of Energy from Bucharest announces that Romania has two projects selected in the first evaluation of the European Industrial Alliance for SMRs, out of a total of 9 European projects for the nuclear reactors of the future
The Ministry of Energy informed on Sunday afternoon that Romania has two projects selected in the first evaluation carried out by the European Industrial Alliance for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). It is about NuScale VOYGR™ SMR (RoPower Nuclear S.A, developed in Doicesti by NuclearElectrica and Nova Power) and EU-SMR-LFR project (developed by RATEN in Mioveni, in collaboration with Ansaldo Nucleare, SCK-CEN, ENEA).
According to a press release sent, the Ministry of Energy shows that “this success marks an important step in strengthening Romania’s position as a regional leader in the field of nuclear energy”.
“The selected projects are part of a new pan-European initiative aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of SMR technologies in Europe by the early 2030s, including supply chains for future small modular reactors. They were included in the first batch of Project Working Groups (PWGs), following a rigorous evaluation carried out by the Alliance’s Governing Council and its secretariat”, the cited document states.
“Out of 9 projects selected at the European level, out of a total of 22 applications, 2 projects are from Romania. A performance of which we must be proud. I want to believe that this success will convince, or at least make them think, those who tell us that this technology has no future and that Romania should no longer undertake bold energy projects. The development of nuclear energy, both at the national and European level, is inextricably linked to the reduction of dependence on the Russian Federation, to the achievement of the EU’s competitiveness objectives and to our common desire to have clean and affordable energy. In Romania, we aim to reach in the coming years a capacity of over 3500 MW in nuclear-electric power plants, through the projects in the plan or in progress – either in Cernavodă, or in Doiceşti (through SMR NuScale technology), or in Mioveni (the demonstrator ALFRED)”, declared the Minister of Energy, Sebastian Burduja.
The European Industrial Alliance for SMRs, created in February 2024, aims to support the deployment of these technologies in Europe by bringing together technology designers, supply chain companies, research institutes and financial organisations. Romania, through the selected projects, continues its path to become a pillar of stability and progress in the field of nuclear energy in Central and Eastern Europe.
