In less than a decade, it is anticipated that Romania will invest over 10 billion euros for a new beginning of its nuclear industry and another 30 years of existence.Far from being unimportant, the modernization of unit 1 from Cernavoda, with its 700 MW, and the new capacities (one SMR unit and 2 more units in Cernavoda) totaling 1,842 MW for energy -free energy production, represents only part of the story.Equally important, from an economic and security point of view, is the existence of a powerful nuclear value chain, located in Romania.

Now is the time to act for this goal, some of the largest technology suppliers have agreed within "Energy Forum", recently organized by The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Romania, with the support of the association The Romanian Energy Center and Energynomics.

Daniel Predescu, Romatom President, spoke about the common efforts of the Association and Nuclearelectrica (SNN) company to identify local companies in the production area and services that can become providers for such major national projects, so as to create a strong supply chain.In this regard, "The Italian companies operating in Romania are at the top of the list because they are able to provide main and auxiliary equipment for nuclear power plants, for raw materials in a wide range of industrial services at a high level of complexity and quality.", said Daniel Predescu.The Romanian - Romatom atomic forum is the association that brings together nearly 60 companies that have the object of activity the production of electric and thermal energy through nuclear processes or are suppliers of goods and service providers in the Romanian nuclear industry.

Some of the largest companies in the world have already announced that they have the entire production capacity for nuclear equipment reserved for the next 10 years, said Daniel Predescu, opening the discussion about the potential risk that Romanian nuclear projects will be delayed due to blockages in the supply chain.

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