“As part of this study, it is intended to assess the readiness of the EU nuclear industry (nuclear utilities, designers, equipment manufacturers, regulators, etc.) in order to seize opportunities in the face of upcoming challenges and contribute to the safe decarbonization of the EU energy system at the level of the entire European bloc and Member States between now and 2050,” the document says.
At the same time, “in view of the urgent measures that need to be taken” in this area, the authors of the tender call for focusing on the period until the early 2030s.
During the study, the contractor needs to prepare an in-depth analysis of sectoral (nuclear), macroeconomic and commercial data (GDP, employment, new construction financing models, budget parameters, etc.) of the EU member countries.
It is supposed to study the situation in all EU countries, however, in case of “difficulties with data collection”, it is necessary to obtain at least information about Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, the Netherlands, Romania , Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
The contractor should also analyze Europe's current and future potential for building new nuclear power plants and examine the availability of test facilities to support the development of nuclear reactor concepts, the document describes.
The EU will allocate €175,000 for the study.
Earlier, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for an embargo on the import of energy resources from Russia.