Given robust policies and financial resources, nuclear energy can significantly contribute to the global energy transition.

This session explored innovative financing and risk-sharing strategies for small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) that utilize various technologies.

Featuring insights from the IAEA's new report on nuclear project financing, EFI Foundation's upcoming report on making SMRs bankable, Clean Air Task Force's global nuclear stock take assessment, and Nuclear Threat Initiative's work on nuclear safety, security, and non-proliferation, this session highlighted pathways to deployment and nuclear energy's alignment with several Sustainable Development Goals.

Experts discussed progress in nuclear financing, public-private pathways to attract private capital, risk-sharing strategies, blended financing mechanisms, workforce development, technology down-selection, and demand aggregation.

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