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Advanced Reactors / New Consortium Aims For Global Deployment Of Lead-Cooled Nuclear Plants

By David Dalton
8 November 2023

Partners aim to build test plant at SCK CEN facility in Belgium

New Consortium Aims For Global Deployment Of Lead-Cooled Nuclear Plants
The signature took place in the presence of Belgium’s prime minister Alexander De Croo (standing, third from left), Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis (standing, second from left) and representatives from the Italian and US embassies in Belgium.
Belgium, Italy and Romania have formed a consortium with US company Westinghouse Electric to develop and “deploy globally” lead-cooled fast reactors small nuclear reactors, said the consortium’s partners in a joint statement.

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