Energy Minister Burduja: “It is very important to make the Doicesti project viable to help Romania become the SMR leader in the region”

“The Doicesti energy complex project has the potential to show the whole world what Romania is capable of, to design the future. For too many years we have gotten used to following the footsteps of other countries. It is time for us to write the future of the world. SMR is the future of energy.

Without nuclear energy, there is no way to zero emissions in the 2050 horizon. Nuclear energy means safe energy, with zero emissions. We want safe energy, at a fair price and clean energy. We put safety first, and that means we must always have stable energy production. We cannot give up coal, gas or nuclear energy and pretend that the light turns on when we press the switch,” Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja said during a press conference.

“These SMRs mean safe energy, energy at a fair price, clean energy. NuScale technology gives us confidence, no matter how much some try to distract us from our path. It is the only technology certified by the strictest regulator in the world – NRC.

Romania has the chance to become the first country in the world to have a nuclear power plant based on small modular reactors.

SMR technology allows significant cost reductions through economies of scale. We can expand this technology throughout the region, and Nuclearelectrica can assume the role of leader in SMR technology for the entire region.

We are confident that the Doicesti project is significantly more profitable than the one in Idaho and also that it can be replicated in Romania and throughout the region. The fact that we have economies of scale through this technology is the defining element from an economic point of view.

It is very important to make this project viable because, although it will be the most expensive of all the following projects, it will pave the way for the development of SMR in Romania and in the region.

We are preparing for the second phase, the feasibility study, we will see all the economic and technical calculations regarding the implementation of this investment.”