HEXANA
HEXANA operates in the nuclear energy sector.
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Lobbying Activity
Response to EU taxonomy - Review of the environmental delegated act
5 Dec 2025
HEXANA welcomes the European Commissions initiative to revise the sustainable investment taxonomy. This revision represents a timely opportunity for the EU to send a strong signal of commitment toward nuclear energy, thus building confidence for various stakeholders and driving the development of low-carbon nuclear power in line with the EUs objectives. HEXANA considers the following points important to take into consideration to revise the taxonomy: Amend the main delegated act of the taxonomy to ensure true technological neutrality. For example, it seems inconsistent that some energy technologies have a CO emission criterion while others do not. The purpose of the taxonomy is to establish sustainability criteria that can be applied consistently across all technologies. Amend the complementary delegated act covering the inclusion of nuclear energy to align the criteria with the taxonomys objectives. Indeed, several inclusion criteria have no justification with regards to any objective of the taxonomy, such as the deadlines to build a new nuclear reactor or extend the life of an existing one. Amend the complementary delegated act covering the inclusion of nuclear energy to explicitly mention SMRs and AMRs in sections 4.26 and 4.27, thereby facilitating investments in these innovative nuclear technologies. Given the capital-intensive nature of these projects, securing adequate funding and mitigating financial risks will be decisive for their successful deployment in Europe. Include fuel cycle activities, and particularly the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, as enabling activities. This point is particularly important for technologies such as fast-neutron reactors, which allow the use of reprocessed fuel and thereby reduce the volume and longevity of nuclear waste while advancing the closure of the nuclear fuel cycle. Such capabilities contribute to a circular economy and further decrease emissions by reducing the need for additional mining and enrichment.
Read full responseResponse to Future development and deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in Europe
4 Dec 2025
HEXANA welcomes the European Commissions initiative to prepare a communication on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). This provides a timely opportunity to better integrate innovative nuclear solutions into the EUs broader energy, climate, competitiveness and industrial policies. SMRs and Gen IV Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs) are key tools for addressing Europes three major energy challenges: decarbonising the economy, maintaining competitiveness and strengthening energy security. HEXANA stresses that SMRs and AMRs complement large nuclear plants and renewables. Their smaller footprint allows them to be located closer to end users, enabling new applications such as grid flexibility and heat and power cogeneration. This can significantly improve overall energy efficiency, particularly with Gen IV reactors capable of delivering high-temperature heat. HEXANA also emphasizes that Europe benefits from strong assets to develop SMRs, AMRs and advanced nuclear technologies, including a robust supply chain - especially in fuel cycle management - and extensive experience with Gen IV technologies such as Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors, which together account for 120 reactor-years of operation in Europe, across six units. Additionally, the ability of some Gen IV systems to initiate the closure of the fuel cycle presents a significant opportunity to strengthen Europes energy security, provided that robust reprocessing capabilities are in place. In this context, HEXANA strongly believes the SMR communication should serve as the foundation of an ambitious, clear and coherent European SMR and AMR strategy, leaving no ambiguity about the role of these technologies in the future energy system. This includes: Recognising SMRs and AMRs as strategic assets for industrial decarbonisation, competitiveness, energy security and grid resilience; De-risking financing and providing strong political support to help projects overcome the valley of death; Leveraging Europes existing expertise in fuel reprocessing and established reactor technologies; Ensuring adequate European fuel capacities (conversion, enrichment, fuel assembling, reprocessing of spent fuel and production of MOX fuel) to strengthen energy security and support the closure of the fuel cycle to ensure long-term energy security. Please find attached our detailed answer.
Read full responseResponse to Heating and cooling strategy
9 Oct 2025
Industrial heat remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels, making the sector difficult to decarbonize and a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. High-temperature industrial processes have no practical low-carbon alternatives, leaving energy-intensive industries with limited options for deep decarbonization. On the other side, Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs) offer ultra-low-carbon cogeneration, producing both electricity and high-temperature heat directly at industrial sites. This cogeneration and localized approach avoid transmission losses, dramatically improves overall efficiency, and provides a low-carbon alternative hard-to-electrify process. Additionally, by utilizing fuel resources (abundant for thousands of years) within the EU, this solution provides a direct way of strengthening European energy security and shielding it from geopolitical risks. Finally, when integrated with thermal energy storage, AMRs can further enhance grid flexibility, support higher renewable penetration by storing excess energy during periods of abundant generation and releasing it during shortfalls, while bolstering system resilience and stabilizing energy prices. For those reasons, HEXANA calls for recognizing the potential of this new nuclear technology, highlighting AMRs as essential for efficient and low-carbon industrial heat solutions along with electrification.
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