Work Area
Advanced Nuclear
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Planning for yesterday: Why EU 2040 modelling needs updating
1. Executive summary Modelling frameworks shape what governments perceive as feasible, so the limits of any reference model matter for policy design. Research on EU model adoption finds heavy concentration around a small number of modelling frameworks, so their quality and assumptions matter and must be open to challenge.1 Planning…
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Building an efficient European nuclear energy supply chain: Why we need a unified Nuclear Skills Passport
Building a resilient nuclear energy supply chain requires a dynamic, mobile, and highly trained workforce that can seamlessly transition from one construction site to another across national borders.
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Nuclear Energy as One Option for Decarbonising Poland’s District Heating Systems
This report assesses whether nuclear technologies could contribute to the decarbonisation of selected district heating systems in Poland.
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From Fragmentation to Fleet: A European Blueprint for Coordinated SMR Deployment
Built separately, small modular reactors (SMRs) stay expensive: every country pays first-of-a-kind costs and competes unproductively for skilled workers and resources. Built together as a cross-border fleet of the European Union – one design, repeated across several countries – the EU lowers the cost early. This study, conducted by Politecnico…
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New study finds fleet-scale deployment key to reducing small modular reactor (SMR) costs in Europe
New analysis from researchers at Politecnico di Milano finds that Europe can substantially reduce the cost of deploying small modular reactors.
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Financing Nuclear as a Fleet: What Changes in the Cost of Capital, and What Policy Can Do About It
As European governments and utilities prepare a new generation of nuclear power plants, they should assess a choice that will shape the cost of electricity consumers pay, whether to finance them one project at a time or as committed fleets. This brief brings together the evidence on how that choice…
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Explainer: Europe’s heatwaves are testing nuclear plants. What does it mean for nuclear energy in a warming climate?
Can nuclear power remain a reliable source of electricity as climate change brings more extreme heat and water stress? The short answer is yes – but it will require adaptation.
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The missing link in America’s nuclear energy future: Standardization at scale
The United States has embraced nuclear energy as a cornerstone of its future energy strategy. The challenge now is deploying it efficiently, affordably, and at the scale required to meet growing electricity demand.
