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Roadmaps to New Nuclear: Industry statement

Sep 18, 2025 | Press Release

Paris, 18 September 2025: Today, nucleareurope together with the industry associations representing the nuclear industry present at the Roadmaps to New Nuclear high-level conference, has called on governments to take the necessary steps to strengthen energy security and help meet growing global demand for clean and abundant electricity. 

“Governments around the world have agreed on the important role of nuclear energy in providing reliable, affordable, and clean electricity and heat” states Emmanuel Brutin nucleareurope Director General. “Hence the need to support investment in projects which encompass all nuclear technologies, from large scale nuclear new build to the lifetime extension of existing reactors, as well as the development and deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and microreactors”.  

According to the statement, governments need to take action in the following key areas:  

  • Ensure the Long-Term Operation of all existing nuclear reactors for which it is technically feasible. 
  • Ensure consistent and coherent long-term policies to facilitate new nuclear projects (large reactors, SMRs and Advanced technologies) as well as the nuclear value chain and fuel cycle facilities. 
  • Continue to take bold steps to support the entire nuclear value chain, including the nuclear fuel cycle with special focus on mining, conversion and enrichment, given the intention of many OECD countries to phase out Russian nuclear fuels and components.  
  • Apply technology neutrality to clean energy sources, to achieve a successful expansion of the energy sector, essential both for end consumers of energy and to provide clear signals for investments in the nuclear sector.  
  • Build on the World Bank’s openness to fund nuclear energy projects and enable access to public financing at both national and multi-national level in order to facilitate private financing. 
  • Support a strong and collaborative nuclear supply chain, to maximise the OECD’s potential to deliver new projects within the OECD and in other countries.  
  • Encourage stronger cooperation between regulators to enable greater design standardisation, which will reduce costs and facilitate fleet deployment. 

 

Click here to download the full statement 

 

About us: nucleareurope is the Brussels-based trade association for the nuclear energy industry in Europe.
The membership of nucleareurope is made up of 15 national nuclear associations (EU + Switzerland, UK and Ukraine) and through these associations, nucleareurope represents nearly 3,000 European companies working in the industry and supporting around 1,100,000 jobs. 

 

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