Full Title: The NEA Small Modular Reactor Dashboard: Third Edition
Author(s): NEA
Publisher(s): NEA
Publication Date: September 11, 2025
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Description (excerpt):
All low-carbon solutions will be required to achieve the world’s net zero targets. Nuclear energy has a role to play in meeting this need. A wave of innovation in small modular reactors (SMRs) is advancing quickly with the potential to help decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors. Progress is real and is positioned to accelerate pathways to net zero. SMRs could replace coal on-grid, fossil fuel cogeneration of heat and power for heavy industry, diesel at off-grid mines, as well as producing hydrogen and synthetic fuels.
Looking beyond technical feasibility, The NEA SMR Dashboard defines criteria for assessing real progress in six dimensions of readiness: licensing, siting, financing, supply chain, engagement and fuel. In the NEA SMR Dashboard: Second Edition, the NEA presented assessments of the progress of 56 SMRs. In 2023, the NEA presented assessments of the progress of 42 SMRs in two volumes.