Belgium’s nuclear research centre SCK CEN is to conduct research into small, modular reactors of the future with a budget of €100m over four years from the federal government.
Nuclear research at SCK CEN, at Dol to the northeast of Brussels, has generally focussed on the safety and technical life of reactor components for Belgium’s fleet of seven commercial nuclear power plants.
But Eric van Walle, SCK CEN’s director-general, said the government has decided to invest in research into innovative SMRs, potentially in cooperation with national and international partners.
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