The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the standard design of the 250 MWt (77 MWe) small modular reactor (SMR), a technology that will be implemented for the first time in Europe at the Doicesti energy project in Romania, the country's energy minister Sebastian Burduja has announced on Friday (May 30).
Romanian authorities issued 10,770 residential building permits in January-April 2025, 2.1% fewer than in the same period of 2024, data from the country’s statistical office INS showed on Friday (May 30, 2025).