On Tuesday 12 December, MEPs backed by 409 votes to 173 with 31 abstentions the own-initiative report by Franc Bogovič (EPP, Slovenian) supporting the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) to promote security of energy supply and contribute to the EU’s competitiveness in this field.
“SMRs are reliable and can be modulated to produce electricity. This will make it possible to boost energy production, in addition to solar and wind power, and new generations of nuclear power...