Nuclear in the EU
Explore the status and scale of proposed nuclear development across the EU’s 27 Member States.
Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Bulgaria
Estonia
Denmark
Czechia
Cyprus
Finland
Luxembourg
Lithuania
Latvia
Italy
Ireland
Hungary
Greece
Germany
France
Sweden
Spain
Slovenia
Slovakia
Romania
Portugal
Poland
Netherlands
Malta
Austria
Category
Rules out / actively opposed
1
Project scale
No identified project scale
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
No identified project scale
Category
Early stage / exploring
3
Belgium
GW
SMR
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Active new nuclear pipeline
4
Bulgaria
Detail
GW-scale development is not excluded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Early stage / exploring
3
Croatia
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Not ruled out, but no plans
2
Cyprus
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Active new nuclear pipeline
4
Czechia
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Early stage / exploring
3
Denmark
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Active new nuclear pipeline
4
Estonia
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Early stage / exploring
3
Finland
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Active new nuclear pipeline
4
Slovenia
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Active new nuclear pipeline
4
Slovakia
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Active new nuclear pipeline
4
Romania
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Rules out / actively opposed
1
Portugal
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Active new nuclear pipeline
4
Poland
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Active new nuclear pipeline
4
Netherlands
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Not ruled out, but no plans
2
Malta
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Rules out / actively opposed
1
Luxembourg
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Early stage / exploring
3
Lithuania
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Early stage / exploring
3
Latvia
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Early stage / exploring
3
Italy
Detail
Ireland is bringing forward legislation to repeal the ban.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Rules out / actively opposed
1
Ireland
Detail
SMR activity is exploratory.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Active new nuclear pipeline
4
Hungary
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Early stage / exploring
3
Greece
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Not ruled out, but no plans
2
Germany
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Active new nuclear pipeline
4
France
Detail
No additional qualification recorded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Rules out / actively opposed
1
Spain
Detail
GW-scale development is not excluded.
Project scale
SMR
GW
No identified project scale
Category
Active new nuclear pipeline
4
Sweden
1
2
3
4
Rules out / actively opposed
Not ruled out, but no plans
Early stage / exploring
Active new nuclear pipeline
Status as at 8 September 2026