An International Atomic Energy Agency mission has concluded that the selection of Doicesti in central Romania as the site for deployment of small modular reactors complied with the agency’s safety standards.
State-owned nuclear power company Nuclearelectrica said the IAEA site and external events design (Seed) follow-up mission assessed the site selection process against the agency’s safety standards.
Nuclearelectrica is now planning to move to the next phase of the site evaluation before applying for a site licence.
Nuclearelectrica said in 2021 it will partner with US company NuScale Power to build SMR reactors by 2029 as part of its efforts to boost low-emission power sources.