Nexus vision
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan - Skolan f teknikvetenskap KTH Institutionen f fysik |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 1 500 000 |
| Project duration | October 2025 - March 2026 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Cluster of Excellence for Cutting-Edge Technologies - calls for proposals |
| Call | Visions for world-leading research and innovation in strategic technology areas |
Purpose and goal
Nexus - A cutting-edge, open and dynamic arena with a clear vision to enable leveraging nuclear energy at scale together with a long-term strategy to mobilize all existing competences in Sweden and create new expertise needed for the wide and accelerated deployment of nuclear energy for de-fossilization. Create conditions for 100+ years of operation of nuclear facilities and establish infrastructure to drive R&D towards recycling of spent nuclear fuel.
Expected effects and result
The Vision project will establish: * a powerful consortium of partners and stakeholders, ready to establish the Nexus cluster by 2026-03-31, * a system of governance that enables strong, fair and equitable decision-making in the cluster, * a range of initial projects and project ideas to embed into the Nexus application, * the formation of nodes in charge of different technical and non-technical areas, * stakeholder´s perspectives to develop, * proposal of new nuclear infrastructures.
Planned approach and implementation
Key initial tasks of the Vision project are: * Broad and focused communication * Connecting with key partners * Formalizing links with projects, initiatives and centres in the field * Collaborative discussions with relevant large scale EU projects and partnerships * Determine the form of governance, mandate and execution of Nexus * Arrange workshops with technical and non-technical experts at the partner universities