Serbia Resumes Nuclear Path After 35 Years: Electricity Demand Accelerates Decision-Making

Whether and when Serbia will enter the nuclear program remains an open question, but the growing demand for electricity will accelerate those decisions.

The Ministry of Mining and Energy of Serbia has tasked the French state-owned power utility EDF and the construction and engineering company Egis with preparing a preliminary study on the potential use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

“Modular nuclear reactors are a solution for a quantum future. They currently have no commercial use anywhere. However, in my opinion, as well as in the opinion of experts and according to the guidance of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a country starting from zero in terms of nuclear matters should turn to conventional solutions. In this case, that means conventional nuclear reactors,” said Dr. Slavko Dimovic, Director of the Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences.

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Minister of Mining and Energy: Serbia Considering Two Options for Nuclear Energy Development

Serbia has received its first technical study on the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic stated that two options are being considered: traditional nuclear power plants and small modular reactors (SMRs), which are increasingly gainin

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Building a nuclear power plant is not a simple process. To ensure that regulations and procedures are followed, and to make the construction process as smooth as possible, oversight is provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency, of which Serbia is a member.

“Such oversight is implied and would certainly be welcome. It allows for the use of general knowledge, technology, and available resources that exist abroad, making it easier and faster to adopt. In nuclear energy, the profession has the final say—there are multiple, one might say, layers of oversight and assessment of such a nuclear energy project,” explained Dr. Vladimir D. Stevanović from the Department of Thermal Power Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

It is known that the preliminary study on the potential use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes was prepared by French experts, raising the question of whether Serbia, if and when it decides to build a nuclear power plant, will use French technology.

“The preliminary technical study does not favor any particular technology. It is known that there are five global technologies – French, Russian, American, Korean, Chinese, and even Japanese. Russia has a closed nuclear fuel cycle. We have cooperation with all countries in the world, and no cooperation should be excluded. All experience is welcome, but for Serbia, regional experience is particularly important – not only because of proximity but also because of a similar mindset. That is where the focus should actually be,” concluded Dimovic.

Modern civilization faces an ever-increasing need for electricity while at the same time having to reduce environmental pollution. Nuclear energy enables uninterrupted supply of clean electricity under all weather conditions.

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