{"id":462853,"date":"2026-08-21T12:59:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/08\/21\/nucleare-jorgensen-entro-fine-2026-progetti-finanziabili-per-reattori-modulari\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T17:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:19:13","slug":"nuclear-power-jorgensen-eligible-modular-reactor-projects-by-end-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/08\/21\/nuclear-power-jorgensen-eligible-modular-reactor-projects-by-end-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear power, J\u00f8rgensen: Eligible modular\u2011reactor projects by end\u20112026\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels \u2013 Moving forward as announced, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/03\/10\/energy-von-der-leyen-the-eu-can-become-a-global-hub-for-next%e2%80%91generation-nuclear-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intended<\/a>, and\u00a0planned, the Commission is working with the European Investment Bank (EIB) with the \u201caim to make it possible for the <strong>EIB to invite applications from eligible projects later this year<\/strong>\u201d in modular reactors for next-generation nuclear energy, the Commissioner for Energy, <strong>Dan Jorgensen,\u00a0<\/strong>confirmed. \u201cTo support the initial commercial units of<br \/>\ninnovative nuclear technologies within the Union\u201d remains the priority of the European Commission\u2019s policy, he assured in response to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/E-10-2026-002408_EN.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parliamentary question<\/a> on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration between the Commission and the EIB aims to \u201cin due course support the derisking of such concrete investments in innovative nuclear technologies and to crowd in further private funding,\u201d with the selection process for the first projects due to be completed by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a 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