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At the horizon of 2050, free carbon energy supply may be ensured mainly by the contribution of the renewables and nuclear plants. The deployment of SMRs contributes to create the desired security of supply, stability of system, and adaptation to the expected large penetration of intermittent renewables. However, despite the promising concepts and the diversity of the designs, the implementation of SMRs is facing several challenges leading, currently, to a modest level of implementation. A set of issues, such as economic uncertainty, financing challenges, competition with other energy alternatives, public perception, political context, regulatory hurdles, infrastructure requirements, and insufficient standardization are acting as barriers for the near-term deployment.
The paper analysis the case of Romania with the peculiarities of the responses to these challenges. discussing the drivers determining the short-term implementation of iPWR SMR. A 6-modules plant is expected to be operational in 2030. On the other hand, the efforts for the development of advanced SMR are constantly supported by the national policies. Romania is the hosting country for ALFRED (LFR technology demonstrator and also a key step for the LFR-SMR development). An important progress is achieved by the on-going development of the experimental infrastructure for licensing. The analysis will be completed by including considerations on the regional context of the CEEC in terms of climate policies and energy strategic developments.
| Country OR International Organization | România |
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| Email address | marin.constantin@nuclear.ro |
| Confirm that the work is original and has not been published anywhere else | YES |
