{"id":622472,"date":"2025-12-09T16:08:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/622472\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T16:08:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:08:22","slug":"small-modular-reactors-can-help-europe-into-new-nuclear-era-but-require-political-and-financial-will-conference-hears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/622472\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Modular Reactors Can Help Europe Into \u2018New Nuclear Era\u2019, But Require Political and Financial Will, Conference Hears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The \u2018electrification of everything\u2019 means nuclear is becoming a strategic necessity <\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Small Modular Reactors Can Help Europe Into \u2018New Nuclear Era\u2019, But Require Political and Financial Will, Conference Hears\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8qqoxuh1umsm3lwqi6r2j4vkotzh\"\/><br \/>\n            The conference highighted key strengths of small modular reactors.\u00a0Courtesy Fermi Energia.<\/p>\n<p>\n            Small modular reactors (SMRs) can help Europe into a new era of nuclear power and drive its energy independence, but require the political, public and financial will to realise their potential, an energy conference heard recently in Bilbao, Spain.&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<p>      What we offer<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list text-left\">\n<li>Independent news and information for and about the global nuclear industry<\/li>\n<li>For nuclear incidents, NucNet operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week<\/li>\n<li>Daily, weekly and monthly newsletters<\/li>\n<li>Access to infographics for subscribers to use in their own editorial and marketing material<\/li>\n<li>Exclusive analysis and special reports on key nuclear industry topics<\/li>\n<li>Breaking news on social media<\/li>\n<li>Access to the &#8216;NucNet Style Guide for Nuclear Reporters and Communicators&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Access to NucNet editorial database containing more than 18,000 news articles and features from January 1991<\/li>\n<li>A reliable media and communications partner for the nuclear energy industry. 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