EU-SMR-LFR confirmed among the eight projects of the European Industrial Alliance on SMRs

The EU-SMR-LFR lead-cooled fast Small Modular Reactor (SMR) has been confirmed among the eight projects selected by the European Industrial Alliance on SMRs as the most promising initiatives to drive the deployment of next-generation SMRs in Europe.

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“The confirmation of our lead-cooled SMR (EU-SMR-LFR) among the Alliance’s selected projects is an important acknowledgment of the progress of our programme. This renewed recognition, coming just after the launch of the international pre-licensing process, reinforces our commitment to bringing this SMR to market as a concrete milestone of European innovation and industrial capability.”
Roberto Adinolfi - Chairman EU-SMR-LFR Steering Committee.

EU-SMR-LFR confirms progress and selection criteria

Led by Ansaldo Nucleare, ENEA, RATEN and SCK CEN, the project was first included in the Alliance’s initial shortlist in 2024 and now the assessment has confirmed that EU-SMR-LFR continues to fully meet the selection criteria and has made tangible progress since the previous evaluation.

📎Read more on the initial 2024 shortlist 

This announcement follows another major milestone for the programme. During the IAEA’s 69th General Conference in Vienna, on 15 September, the international pre-licensing initiative for EU-SMR-LFR was formally launched as the first pilot project of the IAEA’s Nuclear Harmonization and Standardization Initiative (NHSI), marking a significant step toward regulatory harmonisation and more efficient cross-border licensing.

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