Lithuania’s Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) and European nuclear energy company Newcleo have signed a memorandum of understanding to study the feasibility of deploying Newcleo’s advanced fast reactor technology in the Baltic nation.
INPP, the state enterprise which owns and operates Ignalina, said Newcleo’s small modular reactor (SMR) technology could be an important step towards the introduction of reliable and efficient energy solutions and the safe and sustainable management of spent nuclear fuel in Lithuania.
Newcleo’s lead-cooled LFR-AS-200 reactor technology is designed to operate with recycled nuclear fuel, offering the promise of greater sustainability and reduced waste in nuclear energy production.