{
  "id": 8238817,
  "title": "Nucleare, Edison punta al primo mini-reattore in Italia nel 2035",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/nucleare-edison-punta-al-primo-mini-reattore-in-italia-nel-2035",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:26:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Il Sole 24 Ore",
    "slug": "il-sole-24-ore",
    "url": "https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/nucleare-edison-punta-primo-mini-reattore-italia-2035-AJgoEDHB"
  },
  "original_language": "it",
  "account": "Edison and EDF, along with Nuward, have announced their plans to construct ten mini-reactors in Europe, with the first one set to be built in Italy by 2035. This project, presented by Edison, EDF, and Nuward in partnership with the Italian industry, is designed to meet the European, Italian, and French market, with potential expansion to global markets. The project's technology is a new small modular reactor (SMR) made in the EU, developed in partnership with the Italian industrial sector and aimed at the European, Italian, and French markets, with potential global reach. The project signing took place in June 2026, at the Renewable Energy Renewal Summit during the Franco-Italian Economic Forum and the Antibes Summit, where EDF, Nuward, Edison, and several Italian operators signed a declaration of intent to participate in the development and diffusion of the Nuward SMR in Italy, France, and the rest of Europe. The Nuward SMR is a small, modular, water-cooled reactor based on third-generation advanced technology, capable of producing both electricity and heat. It is particularly suitable for decarbonizing hard-to-abate industrial processes, such as manufacturing districts, chemical plants, ports, district heating networks, or large data centers. The reactor can use mixed oxide fuel (MOX), obtained from the recycling of used fuel, reducing the need for natural uranium, the volume, and the radiotoxicity of nuclear waste destined for final storage. The expected levelized energy cost (Lcoe) is €100 per MWh for a low-emission source. The Nuward SMR project is currently being reviewed by eight European safety authorities as part of the Joint Early Review launched by EDF and Nuward, aiming to integrate safety standards from various European states early in the project and accelerate authorization times. The project aims to launch the licensing process for the first plant soon, with plans to develop a first series of ten reactors, pushing towards standardization and parallel evolution in France, Italy, Poland, Belgium, and Finland. The total investment is estimated at \"decades of billions,\" with financing through public-private partnership, and monitoring of support in various countries. Construction will begin in 2030, with the first plant in France under evaluation. Italy can contribute to the realization of the second plant in the country, with the goal of having it operational by 2035, with Edison as the manager: \"The company is ready to play the role of investor, operator, and aggregator of consortia with other energy or industrially-driven operators, as well as having an integrated presence along the entire energy sector, from production to energy management and market sale,\" a statement reads.",
  "summary": "Nucleare: una serie di dieci mini-reattori da costruire in Europa, dal valore di decine di miliardi, con un primo impianto in Italia da realizzare entro il 2035, nel contesto normativo...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}