Global nuclear experts meet in Prague. NUWARD small modular reactor on the agenda

They assessed the development of NUWARD SMR – EDF’s European small modular reactor, which is also being considered for Czechia.

On 10 and 11 May, ÚJV Řež hosted a meeting of the International NUWARD Advisory Board (INAB) in Prague. The board is an international team of experts assessing the development of NUWARD SMR, one of the small modular reactors that ČEZ is considering building in Czechia. NUWARD SMR is a European project led by French state-owned company EDF, in cooperation with a number of industrial firms, with the ambition of creating a European industrial platform for small reactors.

INAB was established in December 2021 and meets twice a year. This was the first time its meeting had been held outside France. The international panel of experts includes nuclear power plant operators TVO, Fortum, Ontario Power Generation and EDF’s UK subsidiary; engineering companies such as ÚJV Řež and Tata Consulting Engineers; research institutions such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States and Politecnico di Milano in Italy; and government organisations such as India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and France’s Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). INAB’s main mission is to critically assess the design and further development of NUWARD SMR so that the final product fully meets market expectations.