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05 July 2023 - Slovenia has adopted a new spatial planning strategy until 2050, which allows for building small modular reactors and expanding the Krško nuclear power plant
05 April 2023 - To advance the development of its SMR technology, French nuclear operator Électricité de France – EDF founded a subsidiary called Nuward
17 March 2023 - Small modular nuclear reactors can reshape the energy market and help the world reach net zero emissions by 2050, NEA says
12 February 2023 - Judging by recent announcements, small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) are pushing ahead strongly on both sides of the Atlantic
11 November 2022 - The US Export–Import Bank said it intends to provide USD 3 billion for two additional reactors in Romania's Cernavodă nuclear power plant
25 May 2022 - The site was chosen as a result of an agreement between Romania's Nuclearelectrica and US-based NuScale Power
15 March 2022 - Washington DC–based Last Energy is set to demonstrate its small modular nuclear reactor technology in Romania
16 February 2022 - The Bulgarian prime minister said that instead of Belene, the authorities will consider the possibility of building new reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant
04 January 2022 - Zorana Mihajlović, Deputy Prime Minister, said Serbia needs new power plants and that renewable energy sources would not be enough
10 November 2021 - The first small modular reactor (SMR) in Europe could be built in Romania, and Bulgaria is also interested in the technology.
12 June 2025 - The World Bank would support projects to extend the life of existing nuclear power plants and speed up the rollout of small modular reactors.
12 July 2023 - Turkey is making plans for its second and third nuclear power plants and the deployment of several small modular reactors
19 August 2022 - Serbia is mulling the option for its NECP to start adding small modular reactors in 2032. The emissions reduction is seen at 34.2% to 44.4% by 2030.
20 June 2025 - After contacts with Russia, Slovenia and China and the start of cooperation with France, Serbia is expecting an agreement with South Korea's KHNP
19 June 2025 - Greece is going to explore its options for the introduction of nuclear energy, according to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
17 June 2025 - The European Commission has estimated investments needed for the member states' nuclear energy plans at EUR 241 billion until 2050