The Financing of SMRs 

Challenges and Opportunities

Tuesday 18 May, 14:00-16:00 CEST

IFNEC, in cooperation with the Nuclear Energy Agency, organized the first webinar on ‘The Financing of SMRs: Challenges and Opportunities’ as part of the NEA – IFNEC Nuclear Financing Webinar Series on Tuesday 18 May, 14:00-16:00 CEST.

Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) offer a number of specific features that may present benefits in terms of financing. However, until the SMR market reaches commercial maturity over the next decade, the benefits will remain theoretical. In the meantime, specific additional financial support will also be required for the financing of the first demonstration units. This webinar focused on the discussion of these expected benefits, and on the potential paths forward for the financing of SMRs in different parts of the world. There was interest to discuss potential impact of various business models for SMR ownership and financial engineering. The discussion was moderated by Gloria Kwong, IFNEC, Head of Technical Secretariat.

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Programme 

Opening Remarks

William D. Magwood IV, NEA Director-General

Aleshia Duncan, IFNEC Chair, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Nuclear Energy Policy and Cooperation, US Department of Energy

Session 1 – Presentation of the NEA SMR Report

Diane Cameron, Head of the Division of Nuclear Technology Development and Economics, NEA

Session 2 – SMR Financing – Customers’ perspective

Enhancing SMR Market Development in Europe

Kalev Kallemets, CEO, Fermi Energia, Estonia

Challenges and Opportunities for SMR Financing in Kenya

Winnie Ndubai,Director, Strategy & Planning at the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency, Kenya

Session 3 – SMR Financing – Vendors’ perspective

SMR Deployment the Decade: Good News or Fake News

Jeff Harper, Vice President for Strategy and Business Development, X-Energy, United States

SMR, the Game Changer

Jiashu Tian, General President, Hualong Nuclear Power Technology Co., Ltd., China

Session 4 – Panel Discussion and Q&As

Closing remarks by William D. Magwood IV, NEA Director-General and Aleshia Duncan, IFNEC Chair

More information about the NEA-IFNEC Nuclear Financing Webinar Series to follow