Serbia’s preliminary technical study on nuclear energy has quietly moved the country into a new phase of decision-making, one that is less about engineering and more about credibility. While much of the public discussion has focused on capacity, timelines and technology choices, the study itself—structured along the International Atomic Energy Agency’s phased approach—points to a […]
Serbia is preparing emergency legal amendments to enable the construction of small modular reactors (SMRs), as rising electricity consumption and weakening domestic generation raise concerns at the highest political level. The announcement was made during a government session, where President Aleksandar Vučić warned that the national electricity system is approaching a critical threshold. Two parallel
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Romania’s flagship small modular reactor (SMR) project is nearing a critical milestone as shareholders of Nuclearelectrica prepare to vote on the final investment decision for the NuScale-based SMR development at Doicesti. The extraordinary general meeting is scheduled for 12–13 February and was convened at the request of the Romanian state, the company’s majority shareholder. The
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Slovakia has taken a significant step toward reshaping its long-term energy strategy by formalizing closer cooperation with the United States in the field of civilian nuclear power. The move is aimed at reducing the country’s reliance on Russian energy technologies and fuel supplies, while strengthening energy security within the European Union. The agreement was signed
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In December 2025, the jointly owned Slovenian–Croatian Krško nuclear power plant generated 522,868 MWh of net electricity, exceeding the monthly production plan of 515,000 MWh by 1.53%. A year earlier, in December 2024, the plant produced 521,917 MWh, also outperforming expectations by 1.74% compared with the planned 513,000 MWh for that month. Throughout the period,
Bulgaria may soon enter the small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) arena following a new partnership between an international nuclear developer and a local energy company. Poland-based Synthos Green Energy has reached a preliminary agreement with Blue Bird Energy to establish a joint venture focused on deploying up to six advanced SMR units in the country.
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The ownership exit of Russian oil assets from South-East Europe has sharpened attention on vulnerabilities that were long considered peripheral to the region’s energy debate. Among them, nuclear fuel stands out as the least visible and yet most structurally entrenched dependency. While oil and gas flows dominate political discourse, the nuclear fuel cycle continues to
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A full shutdown of nuclear power across South-East Europe would represent the most severe structural stress test the regional energy system has faced since market liberalisation. Unlike price shocks or fuel disruptions, nuclear exit would remove firm, low-marginal-cost baseload that currently anchors system stability, cross-border trade and seasonal balance. The consequences would not be linear. They would
In 2025 nuclear energy remains the single most reliable anchor of baseload stability in South-East Europe. While solar and wind are rapidly reshaping the regional power profile, nuclear is what quietly keeps frequency stable, dampens volatility, underpins export surpluses in key systems and protects national balances from fuel price shocks. It is not expanding everywhere,
The story of South-East Europe’s electricity markets in 2025 is essentially a story of a region learning to navigate a world where stability cannot be assumed and where every structural weakness eventually becomes visible in price behavior. Across the region, 2025 continued the pattern that began after the European energy shock: markets did not collapse,
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