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Financing New Nuclear / EIB Says ‘Bankable’ Reactor Projects, Including SMRs, Could Be Eligible

By Kamen Kraev
8 March 2024

Sector can be essential for strategic autonomy of Europe, spokesperson tells NucNet

EIB Says ‘Bankable’ Reactor Projects, Including SMRs, Could Be Eligible
New EIB president Nadia Calviño said Europe ‘cannot be behind the curve’ on small modular reactors. Courtesy EIB.
Nuclear energy projects – potentially including research and development of small modular reactors (SMRs) – can be eligible for financing by the European Investment Bank because they can be “bankable” under strict economic assessment criteria, a spokesperson for the bank told NucNet.

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