The Norwegian company Norsk Kjernekraft has submitted an application to Norway's Ministry of Energy for an assessment of the construction of a power plant based on multiple small modular reactors (SMRs), for a total capacity of 1.5 GW, in the municipality of Øygarden, near Bergen, western Norway. Norsk Kjernekraft plans to develop five SMRs at the site, each with a generating capacity of 300 MW. The project has the potential to generate about 12.5 TWh/year of electricity.
In June 2024, Norsk Kjernekraft had submitted another proposal to Norway's Ministry of Energy to develop a 600 MW nuclear power plant in the county of Finnmark (northern Norway), also made up of multiple SMRs.
In May 2024, the Norwegian Ministry of Energy launched a public inquiry into the potential development of nuclear power in Norway. The programme could eventually lead to the development of a first nuclear power plant in Taftøy Business Park, also based on SMR technology, with a total maximum capacity of up to 1.5 GW.
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