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Together with EDF, NUWARD stands fully committed in its intent to market a Generation 3 SMR product to meet the growing demand of electric utilities and energy-intensive industries, in Europe and beyond. 💡 Considering the evolving #SMR market dynamics and the learnings drawn from the development of NUWARD SMR since 2019, the EDF Group has proactively decided to pivot its SMR product strategy and to embark on a new chapter.   🧱 To address the needs expressed by the market timely and competitively, EDF and NUWARD shift the SMR product strategy towards the development of a design based on proven technology bricks only. This orientation will provide better conditions for success by facilitating technical feasibility and reducing risks.   🚀 NUWARD is now preparing the conditions for a product development leveraging the extensive technical, industrial and commercial experience cumulated so far, with the goal to offer a competitive solution fit for the European market and beyond.   -- Aux côtés d'EDF, NUWARD est pleinement mobilisé pour offrir un SMR de génération 3, afin d’accompagner la transition énergétique et les besoins des industriels, en Europe et au-delà. 💡 Compte-tenu des enseignements tirés grâce au développement et aux travaux d’ingénierie menés par NUWARD, et grâce aux échanges avec les acteurs du marché, le groupe EDF a décidé de faire évoluer le design de son SMR. 🧱 Cette orientation consiste à développer un design construit à partir de briques technologiques éprouvées exclusivement. Elle offrira de meilleures conditions de réussite en facilitant la faisabilité technique. 🚀 Ce produit capitalisera sur les enseignements techniques, industriels et commerciaux accumulés par NUWARD jusque-là et s’appuiera sur l’expérience d’EDF dans le nucléaire et la technologie REP.

Framatome, the leading Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS) manufacturer and equipment supplier for 60 years, is supporting NUWARD in developing a Small Modular Reactor to meet the demand of utilities and energy-intensive industries. Thank you to the Framatome teams in Burgundy for your warm welcome and your commitment!

🌐 A look back at the Annual International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna 🇦🇹 Last week, the IAEA General Conference brought together industry leaders and innovators. A highlight was the side event organized by EURATOM on September 17, 2024, focusing on “The European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).” Launched on February 6, 2024, the European Industrial Alliance aims to foster collaboration among stakeholders in #SMR technology. Its goal is to accelerate the development, demonstration, and deployment of SMR power plants across Europe by the early 2030s. To achieve it, several technical working groups have been established, focusing on: 👉 Industrial applications 👉 Financing 👉 Technology and R&D&I  👉 Supply Chain 👉 Nuclear Safety & Safeguards 👉 Fuel Cycle & Waste Management 👉 Public Engagement Vakisasai Ramany, EDF Senior Vice-President for New Nuclear Development and Chairman of the Technical Working Group on Supply Chain of the European Industrial Alliance, participated in the discussions of the side event organized by EURATOM. He addressed key challenges and emerging opportunities for enhancing the European supply chain to support SMR manufacturing and deployment both in Europe and globally over the next decade 🇪🇺 🎙 Vakisasai said “The Supply Chain technical working group will succeed if SMR/AMR developers and suppliers establish clearer mutual expectations.” NUWARD shares this view and is committed to building a strong European supply chain, which is at the heart of its industrial strategy 🤝 🎙 Marco Brugmans from the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) emphasized the importance of European collaboration to support common licensing approaches. He cited the NUWARD initiative as an example, highlighting early feedback on our standardised design from 6 European safety authorities (the Joint Early Rreview initiative). 🎯 The Alliance aims to develop technology roadmaps by the end of 2024 and to establish a strategic action plan in the first quarter of 2025. NUWARD is thrilled by the enthusiasm and commitment shown by suppliers, innovators, and industry leaders.

NUWARD was represented at Platform Global 2024, an annual international forum dedicated investment and change in digital infrastructure markets, which took place in Antibes (France).   🤝 This event brought together data centres investors, industry leaders and IA specialists to explore investment opportunities and address challenges related to energy transition and the impact of AI on data centers.   📈 With the rising demand for digital services and AI applications, electricity consumption by data centers is expected to soar. Many data centers are now powered by renewable energy sources, and companies are increasingly investing in low-carbon energy to reduce their carbon footprint 🌍   “Every ChatGPT request costs ten times as much energy as a Google search” (1). By way of example, by 2030 in the United States alone, data centers are projected to consume around 35 gigawatts of power annually, up from 17 gigawatts in 2022. (2)   Sandro Baldi, Commercial Director of NUWARD, participated to the Power round table discussion. Nuclear energy and specifically #SMR present major benefits for the data centres industry: 👉 Low-carbon energy 👉 Stable and reliable power, crucial for data centers requiring uninterrupted operations 👉 Scalable solutions providing energy flexibility 👉 Reduced footprint, enabling installation near data centers for efficient power delivery and minimized transmission losses   To learn more about this event : https://lnkd.in/dvD2qcWM (1) Article of heise : https://lnkd.in/epuN2_KS (2) McKinsey : https://lnkd.in/em7rxB44

📅 NUWARD participera le 23 septembre au workshop organisé par la Sfen - Société française d'énergie nucléaire et l’Association française des économistes de l’Energie sur le thème « Quelle place pour le nucléaire dans le mix énergétique en Europe ? Les SMRs, une nouvelle donne pour le nucléaire ? » 🌐 La sécurité énergétique et la décarbonation sont au cœur des enjeux du monde de demain. 🎯 En 2023, afin d’accélérer cette transition énergétique vers le Net Zéro, 16 pays européens* membres de l’Alliance du nucléaire se sont fixé l’objectif d’atteindre 150 GW de capacité nucléaire dans l’Union Européenne d’ici 2050. Au sein de l'UE, l’énergie nucléaire représente aujourd’hui 100 GW de puissance. Pour atteindre les 150 GW, les ministres européens ont indiqué qu’il était nécessaire de : ▪ poursuivre l’exploitation des réacteurs existants, ▪ construire 30 à 45 nouveaux grands réacteurs ▪ développer des petits réacteurs modulaires (#SMR) 👉 Les SMRs peuvent-ils favoriser l’accélération du déploiement du nucléaire en Europe et contribuer à l’atteinte des 150 GW de capacité nucléaire en 2050 ? C’est à cette question que Renaud Crassous, Président Exécutif de NUWARD, tentera de répondre lors de la deuxième table ronde du Workshop. Pour en savoir plus sur l’évènement : https://lnkd.in/e6NZbs8x *France, Belgique, Bulgarie, Croatie, Tchéquie, Finlande, Hongrie, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Roumanie, Slovénie, Slovaquie, Estonie, Suède, Italie, Royaume-Uni.

⚡ Flamanville 3 has diverged: France’s first EPR reactor enters the production phase 📆 On Tuesday, September 3rd, at 3:54 PM, a crucial milestone was reached by EDF with the “first nuclear reaction” of the Flamanville #EPR reactor. 📈 This divergence marks the beginning of the progressive power ramp-up of the EPR. Currently at 0.2% of its nominal power, the reactor will gradually reach 25% of its capacity by the end of autumn 2024. 🎯 In the coming weeks, teams will be fully mobilized to enable this power increase in successive stages. Once 25% is reached, the Flamanville EPR reactor will be connected to the national grid. This is an important step that will contribute to France’s energy independence and #decarbonization. NUWARD warmly congratulates all the teams involved, who will continue to carry out tests and trials on over 1500 safety criteria throughout the reactor’s power ramp-up, in close collaboration with the Nuclear Safety Authority (Autorité de sûreté nucléaire (ASN)). These learnings will fuel the NUWARD’s Small Modular Reactor development. **** ⚡ Flamanville 3 a divergé : le premier réacteur EPR de France entre en phase de production 📆 Le mardi 3 septembre, à 15h54, la première divergence a été acquise. Il s'agit d'une étape importante des opérations de démarrage. Cette première réaction nucléaire marque le début de la montée en puissance, par paliers successifs, de l’EPR de Flamanville. 📈 Actuellement à 0,2% de sa puissance nominale, le réacteur atteindra progressivement, d’ici la fin de l’automne 2024, 25% de sa capacité. 🎯 Dans les semaines à venir, les équipes seront pleinement mobilisées pour permettre cette montée en puissance par paliers successifs. Une fois les 25% atteint, le réacteur EPR de Flamanville sera raccordé au réseau électrique national. Une étape importante qui contribuera à l’indépendance énergétique de la France et à la décarbonation de son économie. NUWARD félicite l’ensemble des équipes mobilisées, qui poursuivront les essais et tests sur plus de 1500 critères de sûreté tout au long de la montée en puissance du réacteur, en étroite collaboration avec l’Autorité de sûreté nucléaire (ASN). Ces enseignements seront essentiels et bénéfiques au développement du Small Modular Reactor de NUWARD. 

🌟 Les Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) : une solution énergétique innovante au service de la décarbonation mondiale ! #NetZero L'Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire (IRSN) nous offre un décryptage des SMRs : les petits réacteurs de puissance électrique inférieure à 300 MWe. Parcourons ensemble les avantages des SMRs mis en avant par Olivier Baudrand dans cette vidéo : 💡 𝐂𝐨𝐮̂𝐭 𝐝’𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞́𝐝𝐮𝐢𝐭, proportionnellement à leur taille ⏱️ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞 : produits en série, les centrales au design simple et aux modules assemblés en partie en usine auront des délais de construction réduits une fois la première centrale construite (FOAK) ♨ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝’𝐞́𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞́ 𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞́𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞́𝐞 : les SMRs pourront répondre aux besoins industriels en fournissant de la chaleur à haute température. 🏙️  𝐑𝐞́𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐱 𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐢𝐧 : les SMRs pourront être installés près des villes, minimisant les pertes de chaleur. Le SMR de NUWARD répondra aux plus grands enjeux internationaux : 🔒  𝐒𝐮̂𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞́ 𝐞́𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞́𝐞 : le SMR développé par NUWARD répondra au même titre que la forte puissance aux plus hauts standards de sûreté et prendra en compte les normes internationales les plus strictes. 🌎 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 : NUWARD bénéficie des retours anticipés de 6 autorités de sûreté européennes sur son design (Joint Early Review) et des contributions de représentants internationaux de haut niveau (INAB). 🔧 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐫-𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 : NUWARD est une filiale de EDF, qui comptabilise plus de 60 ans d’expérience dans la conception, la construction, l’exploitation et le démantèlement de centrales nucléaires. 🙌 Merci à l’IRSN et Olivier Baudrand pour cette vidéo pédagogique sur les SMRs et leurs enjeux passionnants ! https://lnkd.in/dkdTqD7T

🌐 EDF and Edison, Ansaldo Energia, Ansaldo Nucleare and Federacciai are collaborating the development of Italian nuclear energy and more specifically on the SMR developed by NUWARD.   📄 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed to boost the #competitiveness and #decarbonisation of the Italian steel industry by developing nuclear energy. This cooperation focuses on the Italian industrial sector and includes the following key points:   ⚡ 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: As part of the collaboration, there will be an assessment of the possibility of a long-term agreement between EDF and Federacciai for the supply of nuclear energy by means of the interconnection already operating between Italy and France. 🏗 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗡𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀:  The companies involved in this MoU will jointly explore investment opportunities in new nuclear initiatives. Specifically, they will evaluate the development potential of EDF’s SMR technology in Italy over the next decade. 🇫🇷 🤝 🇮🇹 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: The MoU represents a significant step in fostering cooperation between France and Italy in the field of nuclear energy.   🎙 “The agreement signed today is of crucial importance for the Italian steel industry and the entire production chain. Italy can become the first country in the world to produce fully decarbonised steel. Nuclear power will be a strategic and much needed component in achieving such ambitious goals, providing the industry with a secure and environmentally friendly energy supply.” said Antonio Gozzi, President of Federacciai.   Italy is the only G7 country without its own nuclear power plants. The government plans to restart Italy’s nuclear energy by introducing legislation to support investment in small modular reactors to achieve Net Zero by 2050 🌍. This MoU is a new step and a strong message on the cooperation between France and Italy in the development of nuclear energy. NUWARD is excited by this new development opportunity! Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eUe9dGaW

The 5th meeting of the International NUWARD Advisory Board (INAB) was held in Helsinki 🇫🇮   Experts and partners of NUWARD gathered at Fortum’s Finnish premises for the INAB. The event featured: 👉 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: we discussed the latest industry and market dynamics 👉 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 (𝐉𝐄𝐑): insights from the second phase led with 6 European Safety Authorities 👉 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐔𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲: presentation of the shift of our product strategy towards the development of a design based on proven technology bricks only to address the needs expressed by the market timely and competitively Additionally, we visited Loviisa, the PWR nuclear power plant operational since 1977.   🎯 The INAB’s seasoned operators and senior representatives provided valuable advice, fuelling NUWARD development. These insights contribute to our ambition to develop an SMR solution that meets the needs of future users and operators.    Thank you Fortum for their warm welcome in Helsinki and Loviisa, and to all #INAB members for their contributions. See you in December for the next meeting. 📅 Ontario Power Generation @UJV Group Fortum @TVO EDF CEA Politecnico di Milano Jacopo Buongiorno Vakisasai Ramany Sandro Baldi Marius V. Renaud Crassous

🌍🏃♂️ Team NUWARD and their partners participated at Run for Planet yesterday. A dynamic group from NUWARD, Edvance and Framatome came together in Lyon as OneTeam during #RunforPlanet, the first eco-designed race in France. This event organized by Ethics Event was dedicated to raising awareness about ecological, social, and ethical challenges.     This event provided a unique opportunity for colleagues and partners to bond beyond office walls. Whether they’ve run side by side or cheered each other on, the shared experience strengthened their sense of unity.     🌳 By participating in this event, NUWARD contributes also to reforestation by supporting the Planète Urgence association.    Run for Planet - France isn’t just about environmental consciousness, it’s also about physical well-being. NUWARD encouraged its team to participate at this event which promotes exercise, vitality, and overall employee wellness.     🌎🏃♀️ Leading the way to a carbon-free world!