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Small modular reactors

29/ 100

29 out of 100 — this is how much the companies of this category influence the buyer's choice0 — the buyer never sees you, 100 — you are recommended first

Category index · average CCI of its objectsThe category index is the average Choice Control Index across the objects of the category on the same 0–100 scale as the sector. Objects can be compared with each other; their scores are not summed.
Measured on Global · ICP international buyer

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Russian objectsRosatom34OKBM Afrikantov3Atomstroyexport11
Category leaderGE Hitachi61
Global market
$3.5–7.5bn / year

2025

Confidence: low
Basis
project value awarded
Outlook
2035: $10.5 · CAGR 5.4%
Sources
Transparency Market Research — SMR MarketPrecedence Research — Small Nuclear Reactors

The range is the spread between independent vendor estimates: they draw the category boundary differently. A single figure would be falsely precise.

Markets and buyers

Each card is a market and buyer type, with its companies. Measured ones open the decision journey study.

Measured 3

Decision journey study: how AI answers this buyer in this market

Not measured 7

Suppliers are chosen here; no measurement yet — we measure on request

Not measuredGE HitachiCanadaProvincial utility · a fleet of small reactorsChoosing localisation suppliers for a fleet of small reactors in CanadaMeasured with the same methodology on request
Not measuredRolls-Royce SMRCzech RepublicUtility · localising a small-reactor fleetChoosing localisation suppliers for small reactors at an operating site in CzechiaMeasured with the same methodology on request
Not measuredGE HitachiEstoniaPrivate NPP developer · building the first plantChoosing contractors for Estonia's first small nuclear power plantMeasured with the same methodology on request
Not measuredOKBM AfrikantovIndonesiaState energy operator · first small nuclear power plantChoosing reactor technology for a floating power unit in an island gridMeasured with the same methodology on request
Not measuredRolls-Royce SMRNetherlandsIndustrial cluster · low-carbon heat and powerChoosing a small reactor to supply industrial clusters in the NetherlandsMeasured with the same methodology on request
Not measuredGE HitachiPolandIndustrial holding · a fleet of small reactors for energy-intensive plantsChoosing suppliers and contractors for a fleet of small reactors at industrial sites in PolandMeasured with the same methodology on request
Not measuredOKBM AfrikantovUzbekistanUzatom agency · technical customerChoosing and justifying the reactor design for the country's first land-based SMRMeasured with the same methodology on request

Private studies 4

To order only · no public measurement

Private studyRusatom OverseasKyrgyzstanMinistry of Energy of KyrgyzstanChoosing SMR technology for a power-deficient mountain gridTo order only · no public measurement
Private studyRusatom OverseasMyanmarMinistry of Science and Technology of MyanmarChoosing the supplier and financing scheme for the first SMR under an intergovernmental dealTo order only · no public measurement
Private studyOKBM AfrikantovMyanmarMinistry of Science and Technology of Myanmar · technology reviewChoosing the reactor design for the first SMR during expert and lender reviewTo order only · no public measurement
Private studyRolls-Royce SMRUnited KingdomState NPP developer · sites for the first small-reactor fleetChoosing sites and the supply chain for the UK's first small-reactor fleetTo order only · no public measurement
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Small modular reactors

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$3.5–7.5 bncategory volume per year
3markets in studies
7AI systems measured

MarketsIndonesia · Turkey · Russia

Authorship · share in commercial projects · Terms of participation are fixed before the study starts
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