Tom Samson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the UK SMR consortium To meet the climate challenge the world faces, it is becoming increasingly clear that we will need to decarbonise more of the...
Estonia / Government Sets Up Working Group To Examine Nuclear Energy Option
The Estonian government has approved the formation of a working group to assess the possibility of introducing nuclear power in the Baltic country, the Estonian environment ministry said in a...
Rolls-Royce, Fermi Energia to study SMR potential in Estonia
The UK's Rolls-Royce and Estonia's Fermi Energia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to study the potential for the deployment of small modular reactors in the Baltic country. The study will...
Fermi Energia / Estonian Company Has Raised Funds To Begin Official Planning Process, Says CEO
Estonia-based energy startup Fermi Energia has raised the €2.5m it needs to start the official planning process for the deployment of a small modular reactor in the Baltic country, the company’s...
Estonia plans to build Europe’s first small scale nuclear reactor
To secure and increase its energy generation, Estonia is planning to have its first nuclear reactor, a small modular reactor ready within about ten years. It is set to be located some 100 kilometres...
Poland / Exelon Submits Feasibility Study For SMR Deployment
US energy company Exelon Generation has prepared a deployment feasibility study for the potential construction of a fleet of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy BWRX-300 small modular reactors in Poland.
Fermi Energia and Vattenfall to cooperate on SMRs
Swedish power company Vattenfall, which participated in the feasibility study for the construction of a small modular reactor (SMR) in Estonia, has signed an agreement to intensify cooperation with...
Finnish expertise on small modular reactors will be strengthened by a new innovation and business network
Limiting the consequences of climate change to a sustainable level requires considerable actions within the society. Global energy consumption, 80% of which is currently covered by fossil fuels,...