“We have completed the location study and I can say the first SMR project will be located on the site of the thermoelectric power plant in Doicesti. We are moving to the design of the project,” Energy Minister Virgil Popescu said.
Romania along with its partner, US-held NuScale, would like to complete construction of the first commercial SMR by 2027-2028, although the demo version in the US should be completed by 2029.
Romania’s commitment to develop locally nuclear small modular reactors built by NuScale came because of the commitment to give up coal as a fuel by 2032, faster than in Germany and Poland.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)