Serbia Mulls Nuclear Power Offers to Avert Blackouts, Vucic Says

Serbia will speed up preparations for its first nuclear power plants as it faces a surge in consumption even while attempting to phase out outdated, thermal-power units, said President Aleksandar Vucic.

The government must urgently amend laws to enable the construction of small nuclear reactors, or SMRs, and select among projects offered by builders from China, Japan, the US, France and South Korea, Vucic said on Sunday, speaking at an open session with Prime Minister Djuro Macut and his cabinet ministers.