The European Investment Bank Agrees to Fund SMR Project for the First Time Last week, the European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed to invest up to EUR 40 million in Finnish company Steady Energy’s LDR-50 reactor between 2026 and 2028. The funding is intended to support Steady Energy’s research and development, testing and licensing activities as it…
Vattenfall’s Videberg Kraft Selects Rolls-Royce SMR for New Reactors at Ringhals Site Vattenfall’s (ENS Corporate Member) and Industrikraft’s nuclear company Videberg Kraft has selected Rolls-Royce SMR as the supplier for new reactors on the Värö Peninsula, next to Ringhals. This marks Sweden’s first new nuclear power project in over four decades, and makes Sweden the…
Framatome Strengthens Partnerships to Support Nuclear Fuel Supply and SMR Deployment in Europe Last week, Framatome (ENS Corporate Member) signed a new contract with the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK CEN (ENS Corporate Member), to supply high‑density silicide low‑enriched uranium (HD LEU) fuel elements for the BR2 research reactor in Belgium. The BR2 reactor is…
TVO Nuclear Services to Advise Estonia’s Fermi Energia on SMR Project Development On 17 February 2026, TVO Nuclear Services (TVONS), a subsidiary of Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (ENS Corporate Member), announced a framework agreement with Fermi Energia, under which TVONS will act as a consultant for the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) project currently underway in Estonia.…
The Netherlands Taking Further Steps Towards Borssele Extension And SMR Investments The Dutch government has confirmed plans to extend the lifespan of its only commercial nuclear power plant beyond 2033 and to invest €20m in the development of small modular reactors (SMRs), as reported by NucNet. The Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth said…
CEA and Calogena To Explore SMR Solution for District Heating at Cadarache Site CEA (ENS Corporate Member) and Calogena, a nuclear startup subsidiary of the Gorgé industrial group, signed a letter of intent to start feasibility studies on the installation of a pilot small modular reactor (SMR) at the CEA’s Cadarache research centre. Calogena is…
Accelerating Nuclear Innovation Insights from the ENS Symposium on SMRs and Research Reactors The 2025 edition of the European Research Reactor Conference (RRFM) took place in Aix-en-Provence (France) from 6th to 10th April. This year, the international gathering of the research reactor community started with the appreciated Symposium on synergies between the research community and…
Deep Atomic and Future-tech Launch A Programme for Nuclear-Powered Data Center Planning Deep Atomic (ENS Corporate Member) and Future-tech, a leading data center design consultancy, announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of nuclear-powered data center projects through a joint “Stage 0” feasibility and planning programme. The strategic partnership aims to accelerate multi-site SMR-powered…
Deep Atomic Enters U.S. NRC Pre-Application Process for MK60 SMR Design Certification Deep Atomic (ENS Corporate Member) officially announces that it has entered the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Pre-Application Process for Design Certification of its flagship MK60 Small Modular Reactor (SMR). The engagement with the NRC’s design certification process will help inform final design…
NRG PALLAS Supporting The Development Of Kairos Power SMR Fleet NRG PALLAS (ENS Corporate Member) has signed a major contract with Kairos Power to assess materials and fuels that will be used in its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) fleet. Kairos Power will build a number of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for Google data centres to…