Lithuania: Energy Minister confirms interest in SMR technology

Lithuania is interested in the possible use of next-generation small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys announced, BNS reports. He suggested that such reactors could use spent and recycled fuel from Lithuania’s decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (IAE). The minister was speaking after a meeting with the Italian nuclear technology company, newcleo. Kreivys said that the Energy Ministry was interested in SMR technology developed by other companies as well, including UK-based Rolls-Royce and US-based TerraPower. Lithuania aims to produce all its electricity domestically within five years, with the possibility of developing low-power nuclear reactors in the country after 2030.