{"id":7915,"date":"2026-04-21T08:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/7915\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:07:11","slug":"after-optimisation-delay-frances-nuward-targets-new-conceptual-smr-design-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/7915\/","title":{"rendered":"After \u2018Optimisation\u2019 Delay, France\u2019s Nuward Targets New Conceptual SMR Design This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First fleet of three to four reactors could be deployed in one or two European countries<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"After \u2018Optimisation\u2019 Delay, France\u2019s Nuward Targets New Conceptual SMR Design This Year\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nwp41r1pd5vz2lt381dis5dxf7es.jpeg\"\/><br \/>\n            A rendering of a Nuward small modular reactor nuclear power station. 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