Prospective evaluation of nuclear power potential for shipping (ZEWT Partnership)

In short

This is a Coordination and Support Action under Horizon Europe. The budget is €2 million for about 1 grant of €2 million each. It is paid as a lump sum, so you report results instead of costs. Submission opens on 15 December 2026. Deadline: 14 April 2027.

What the call wants to achieve

• Drafting of a R&I roadmap towards deploying nuclear power in commercial shipping, including small modular reactors (SMRs) and other advanced nuclear technologies (e.g. complementing the latest European Industrial Alliance on SMRs technology roadmap [1] ), including identification of research gaps, infrastructures and (…)
• Mapping of relevant regulatory regimes nationally, regionally and internationally for the use of nuclear-powered shipping, including recommendations on regulatory frameworks and international cooperation.
• Development of scenarios for the use of the technology, including potential damage scenarios.
• The implications for National Energy and Climate Plans and National Air Pollution Control Programmes as well as water pollution policies required by EU legislative framework.

Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal, © European Union, CC BY 4.0, summarised. The official call text and its annexes decide eligibility, budget and deadlines.

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