“Small nuclear reactors are one of KGHM’s priorities. Romania is a country that has been developing SMR projects and has been using nuclear energy for 30 years. We are initiating cooperation with Nuclearelectrica, a meeting with the Secretary of State for Energy, and a visit to the Cernavoda,” said Marcin Chludziński, President of KGHM.
KGHM is a copper and silver producer with an annual revenue of about EUR5 billion.
In November 2021, US company NuScale Power and Nuclearelectrica, the operator of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, signed an agreement to implement the NuScale’s innovative small modular reactor technology. Under the partnership, Romania has the potential to accommodate the first deployment of SMRs in Europe and to become a catalyst for SMRs in the region, as well as a base for supporting operatorship of this new technology in other countries.