Small modular reactor for a European safe and decarbonised energy mix
Taking a new approach to clean energy, Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) can be integrated into hybrid energy systems to work in tandem with other energy sources, storage systems, and energy conversion applications to provide not only electricity but also heat and hydrogen.
Decarbonising just the power sector would get the world only one-third of the way to achieving net-zero emissions (IEA, 2020).
SMRs have the potential to strongly contribute towards decarbonisation of the entire energy system, thus helping Europe to achieve climate-neutrality in Europe and the Sustainable Development Goals (particularly SDG 7, access to energy for all) by 2050.
The integration of nuclear reactors, particularly SMRs, into hybrid energy systems is a new and exciting Research & Development topic that will be tackled by the TANDEM project.
LINK to the MAIN PROJECT WEBSITE: https://tandemproject.eu/
TANDEM Project technical POSTER: HERE
| N° | Participant organization name | Short name | Country |
| 1 | COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES |
CEA | FRANCE |
| 2 | ANSALDO NUCLEARE SPA | ANSALDO | ITALY |
| 3 | Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Ricerca Tecnologica Nucleare |
CIRTEN | ITALY |
| 3.1 | POLITECNICO DI MILANO | POLIMI | ITALY |
| 3.2 | UNIVERSITA DI PISA | UNIPI | ITALY |
| 4 | AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L’ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE |
ENEA | ITALY |
| 5 | EUROPEAN NUCLEAR EDUCATION NETWORK | ENEN | BELGIUM |
| 6 | TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING | TRACTABEL | BELGIUM |
| 7 | EMPRESARIOS AGRUPADOS INTERNACIONAL SA | EAI | SPAIN |
| 8 | ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE | EDF | FRANCE |
| 9 | LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ENERGORISK | LLC ENERGORISK |
UKRAINE |
| 10 | FORUM ATOMIQUE EUROPEEN | FORATOM (NuclearEurope) | BELGIUM |
| 11 | FORTUM POWER AND HEAT OY | FORTUM | FINLAND |
| 12 | GESELLSCHAFT FUR ANLAGEN UND REAKTORSICHERHEIT (GRS) gGmbH | GRS gGmbH | GERMANY |
| 13 | INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE | IRSN | FRANCE |
| 14 | TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY | VTT | FINLAND |
| 15 | UJV REZ, a. s. | UJV | CZECHIA |
| 16 | JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION |
JRC | BELGIUM |
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