SMR projects and their fuel manufacturing and assembly plants

CAL 30

Industrial reactor
30 MWth

ARCHEOS

Demonstrator / prototype

Demonstrator / prototype
200 MWth

HEXANA

Demonstrator / prototype
400 MWth

INB FERMI

Industrial reactor / demonstrator
20 MWth

BLUE CAPSULE

Prototype
150 MWth

LFR-AS-30

Prototype
90 MWth

INB ALPHA / ALVIN

Experimental reactor
200 kWth

Marie Curie
  
TRISO fuel assembly workshop 
 

Usine de fabrication de combustibles
  
MOX-LFR Fuel Manufacturing Plant

GLENN
  
Molten Salt Fuel Synthesis Workshop

 
PREPARATORY PHASE

 
Stage 1: Screening phase

 
Stage 2: Project preparatory review

  
  
ARCHEOS

Preparatory review in progress in 2026 :
  
 BLUE CAPSULE

 
REGULATORY PHASE

 
Stage 3: Pre-licensing

 
Stage 4: Assessment of the application

CALOGENA
  
On October 31, 2024, and subsequently amended on June 20, 2025, CALOGENA submitted a request for an opinion to ASN regarding some of the safety options chosen for its small modular reactor project, CAL30. See ASNR Opinion 2026-AV-027 of 19 May 2026 (french version)
  
On December 23, 2025, January 6, 2026, May 11, 2026 and August 28, 2026, CALOGENA submitted four additional requests for an opinion to ASNR regarding some of the safety options chosen for its small modular reactor project CAL30.
  
  
  
  

JIMMY ENERGY
INB FERMI
  
On May 4, 2024, JIMMY ENERGY submitted an application to the Minister responsible for nuclear safety, for authorization of creation of a reactor located in Bazancourt (51) to supply heat to the Cristal Union’s industrial facility. Following a readiness assessment by ASNR of the documentation provided by JIMMY ENERGY, the Ministry requested additional information to the applicant on February 13, 2025.
  
On July 23, 2026, JIMMY ENERGY submitted an update to its request, including changes to the reactor design as well as responses to requests for additional information that remained relevant in light of these changes.
  
On July 24, 2026, the ASNR was asked by the MSNR to carry out a technical assessment of the updated request.

NEWCLEO
  
On December 19, 2025, NEWCLEO submitted a request for an opinion to ASNR regarding some of the safety options chosen for its small modular reactor project LFR-AS-30.      
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

STELLARIA
INB ALPHA - ALVIN
  
On December 19, 2025, Stellaria submitted an application to the Minister responsible for nuclear safety, for authorization of creation of a reactor located on the Cadarache nuclear site of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (13) . Following a readiness assessment by ASNR of the documentation provided by STELLARIA, the Ministry requested additional information regarding this case on June 16, 2026.
     
The technical assessment has been suspended pending the additional information requested by the Ministry.

PREPARATORY PHASE

Stage 1: Screening phase

Stage 2: Project preparatory review

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PHASE RÉGLEMENTAIRE

Stage 3: Pre-licensing

Stage 4: Assessment of the application

NEWCLEO
  
On December 13, 2024, NEWCLEO submitted a request for an opinion to ASNR regarding some of the safety options chosen for its plan for a pilot-scale MOX-LFR fuel production facility.  See ASNR Opinion 2026-AV-030 of 19 May 2026 (french version)

JIMMY ENERGY
MARIE CURIE
  
On March 17, 2024, JIMMY ENERGY submitted an application to the Minister responsible for nuclear safety, for construction authorization of a TRISO fuel assembly plant, called “Marie Curie”, located in Le Creusot (51). Following a readiness assessment by ASNR of the documentation provided by JIMMY ENERGY, the Ministry requested additional information regarding this case on February 13, 2025.
  
The technical assessment has been suspended pending the additional information requested by the Ministry. 

STELLARIA
  
On December 19, 2025, Stellaria submitted an application to the Minister responsible for nuclear safety, for authorization of creation of a fuel salt production facility, called “GLENN”,  located on the Cadarache nuclear site of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (13) . Following a readiness assessment by ASNR of the documentation provided by STELLARIA, the Ministry requested additional information regarding this case on June 16, 2026.
  
The technical assessment has been suspended pending the additional information requested by the Ministry.