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MEPs are pushing for action to promote the development and deployment of small-scale nuclear power stations which they say are an essential part of the mix in cutting carbon emissions and reaching net zero by 2050.
As things stand, there are no commercial SMRs in operation, but the technology is currently under development in 18 countries. In 2021, US company NuScale Power struck an agreement with Romania’s Nuclearelectrica to build a next-generation nuclear power station comprised of six SMRs on the site of the former Doicesti coal plant.
Potential uses include district heating, desalination, power for energy-intensive industries such as steel and cement manufacture and the production of green hydrogen.
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