This paper examines nuclear policy reversals across the EU-27 since 2022, asking what drives shifts in national positions and how Small Modular Reactors factor into energy strategies.
The blackout that left millions of people across the Iberian peninsula without power, including at the Madrid Open, ignited debate over renewables and fuelled rising interest in nuclear power. More Europeans are questioning whether renewable energy can be relied on to provide a stable source of clean energy. It also fuelled a renewed interest in the global nuclear power renaissance already under way.
