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EU Commission says member states will need to invest €241 billion until 2050 in nuclear energy

dtt-net Ekrem Krasniqi, 14/06/2025

Brussels, 14 June 2025, dtt-net.com – The executive body of the European Union, said Friday member states will need to invest the amount for both lifetime extensions for lifetime extensions of existing reactors and the construction of new large-scale reactors, as well as for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs) and microreactors and in fusion for the longer-term future, in view of decarbonisation and competitiveness goals of the European bloc.

“Nuclear installed capacity across the EU is projected to grow from 98 GWe in 2025 to 109 around GWe by 2050.

According to the EC estimates, over 90% of electricity in the European bloc in 2040 will be produced mainly by renewables and nuclear energy………….https://dtt-net.com/eu-commission-says-member-states-will-need-to-invest-e241-billion-until-2050-in-nuclear-energy/

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