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ALFRED LFR — Romania / Belgium / Italy

Developer
Ansaldo Nucleare / SCK-CEN / ENEA / RATEN
Capacity
300 MWe
Last updated
4/27/2026

Project overview

Reactor type
LFR
Announced
1/1/2013
Projected operational
12/31/2040

Notes

The ALFRED (Advanced Lead-cooled Fast Reactor European Demonstrator) project is led by Ansaldo Nucleare in collaboration with Belgian nuclear centre SCK-CEN, Italian ENEA, and Romanian RATEN. Selected as a European SMR Alliance EU-SMR-LFR project. A pre-licensing assessment was launched by Belgian, Italian, and Romanian nuclear regulators in September 2024. Targets commercial operation by 2040 as a pan-European fast reactor demonstrator.

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