SMRs

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. For this third edition of the NEA SMR Dashboard, the NEA’s comprehensive global review identified 127 SMR technologies around the world. Seventy-four SMRs are included in this edition of the NEA SMR Dashboard; these are the SMRs for which the requisite publicly available information was assessable and for which the relevant designers were willing to participate. The other 53 include approximately 25 that are under development but requested not to be included in the SMR Dashboard at this time but may be included in the future; the remainder include SMR technologies that are not under active development, may be without human or financial resources, or have been cancelled or paused indefinitely. The assessments in this edition of the SMR Dashboard are based on progress up to a cutoff date of 14 February 2025.

OECD – NEA 22nd July 2025

https://oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_108326/the-nea-small-modular-reactor-dashboard-third-edition

There are now 127 different SMR designs, finds NEA report. The latest edition of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency’s Small Modular Reactor Dashboard reports growing interest around the world with 51 SMR designs involved in pre-licensing or licensing processes and 85 active discussions between SMR developers and site owners.

World Nuclear News 23rd July 2025

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/there-are-now-127-different-smr-designs-finds-nea-report