Calogena awarded €5.2 million France 2030 grant for nuclear heat technology
The award supports technical and economic validation of its compact reactor for district heating.
Calogena has been awarded a €5.2 million grant through France 2030’s Innovative Nuclear Reactors call for projects. The award was announced on November 28, 2023, at the opening of the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris.
The company is developing a low-power nuclear boiler for district-heating networks. The grant will support work to validate the technical and economic design over the following two years.
Calogena combines the resources of industrial group Gorgé with a team of nuclear specialists. Its approach uses established water-based reactor technology, low pressure and natural convection to simplify the system.
Use of funds
Validate technical and economic design of nuclear heat reactor