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We approved today a €300 million measure which enables France to support Nuward’s research and development project on innovative small modular reactors. This project will contribute to the decarbonisation of energy systems and to the EU’s open strategic autonomy, while limiting possible distortions of competition.

Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President in charge of competition policy

The Commission found that:

• The measure facilitates the development of an economic activity, in particular R&D activities for the development of the SMR technology.
• The aid has an ‘incentive effect', as the beneficiary would not carry out the investments in R&D activities for SMRs without the public support.
• The measure is necessary and appropriate to promote the relevant R&D activities. In addition, it is proportionate, as the level of the aid corresponds to the effective financing needs.
• The measure has sufficient safeguards to ensure that undue distortions of competition are limited. In particular, the supported R&D activities will focus on technologies that are not immediately marketable, occurring at a very advanced stage, and ready for industrial deployment only in the long term.
• The aid brings about positive effects that outweigh any potential distortion of competition and trade in the EU.

On this basis, the Commission approved the French measure under EU State aid rules.

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