Copenhagen Atomics is a young company that has set itself the goal of building Small Modular Reactors with new technology and a new concept, namely modular. The idea is to build relatively small units – the size of a standard container – with an output of around 100 megawatts. These modules are to run autonomously, be firmly sealed and be connected ‘in series’. The fuel is not uranium, as in conventional light water reactors, but thorium. According to the company, this also results in a different safety situation. Nuclear weapons-grade plutonium should not be produced in the first place. The vision is to establish mass production, with one unit coming off the production line every day. But we are not there yet. Copenhagen Atomics wants to launch its product on the market around 2030.
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Wilfried Hahn is a former German entrepreneur who invested in Copenhagen Atomics and now sits on the supervisory board of the Copenhagen-based company. He explains the concept in an interview.
