Sandro Baldi,
NUWARD Commercial Director
With NUWARD, EDF is leading the fight against climate change. We are helping our clients and partners build a resilient energy strategy. The simplicity and reliability of our NUWARD SMR solution will make safe and affordable nuclear power available anywhere in the world.
A competitive solution to produce low carbon dispatchable electricity, and more
NUWARD SMR is based on proven Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) technology. NUWARD SMR is designed to ensure security of supply to the electric system with low carbon baseload nuclear energy:
- load following as a complementary solution to renewable energy sources,
- replace coal-fired plants in the 300-400MWe range,
- supply remote municipalities and energy-intensive industrial sites.
NUWARD SMR is also designed to support other energy intensive applications such as heat & electricity cogeneration, hydrogen production, district heating, and water desalination.
The NUWARD SMR is being developed with a fast and efficient build process thanks to its simple, modular and standardised design.
Safe by design
NUWARD SMR will meet the highest international safety standards (IAEA and WENRA).
In order to support the licensing process, EDF launched in 2022 with 3 European safety authorities the Joint Early Review (JER): an innovative initiative aimed at receiving early feedback. In 2023, the JER entered its second phase, and three additional European safety authorities joined the review process.