Why The Netherlands Should Seize The Nuclear Moment

The Wennink report is clear: without reliable, affordable energy, the Netherlands' earning capacity, innovation power, and strategic relevance are at risk. In this blog we explain why rapidly deploying nuclear energy is essential and that coordinated action is needed to turn policy momentum into deployment.

The report calls on the government on nuclear energy specifically to "actively encourage energy innovation, from research to demonstration and large-scale implementation" and to act as a launching customer to accelerate breakthroughs. 

The Coalition Agreement 2026–2030 builds on this direction, committing to strengthening the nuclear cluster, accelerating the small modular reactor (SMR) program, supporting maritime nuclear innovations, and earmarking approximately EUR13.5 billion from the Climate Fund for the construction of at least four new nuclear power plants. European Commission President von der Leyen has since reinforced the momentum, calling the abandonment of nuclear