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Euratom: €9.8 billion for nuclear research in the next EU budget

 The European Commission has put forward a €9.8 billion budget proposal for the EU’s next nuclear research programme, Euratom, giving a huge boost to fusion research. The next edition of Euratom, starting in 2028, will be almost five times bigger than the current €1.98 billion nuclear research programme. Most of this funding will go towards fusion energy projects, fuelling Europe’s ambition to become the first to develop and commercialise the technology.

A peculiarity of the Euratom programmes is that they are legally required to run for five years, which puts them out of step with the seven-year EU budget cycle. So, it is now usual for each programme to have a two-year extension to keep it in step. The present
proposal sets aside €6.7 billion from 2028 and 2032, with the extension bringing the total to €9.8 billion.

 Science Business 4th Sept 25, https://sciencebusiness.net/news/nuclear-fusion/euratom-eu98-billion-nuclear-research-next-eu-budget

September 6, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs