Programmes and agreements / prg-iq-smr-consideration-russia-talks
Iraq's consideration of SMRs and small-reactor cooperation talks with Russia
During an IAEA visit in March 2024 Iraq said it was looking at options such as SMRs for energy security and desalination. World Nuclear Association reports that in 2025 the head of Iraq's atomic energy commission announced cooperation being developed with Russia on small reactors for electricity, though no agreements had been signed.
- Type
- Government programme
- Countries concerned
- Iraq
- Participants and roles
- Government: Government of Iraq / Iraqi atomic energy commission
- Developer or vendor: Rosatom
- Designs named
- —
- Scale as stated
- no units, design or site
- Announced or first reported
- Mar 2024
- Status
- Status not established
Iraq looking at SMR options (2024), cooperation with Russia on small reactors announced as in development (2025) without signed agreements (WNA). - Confidence
- low
- Last checked
- 2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)
Related deployment projects
- No related deployment project is recorded here.
Sources
- Iraq meets with IAEA to discuss nuclear energy plans (reputable_press, published 19 Mar 2024, accessed 2026-10-14)
- WNA Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries profile listing (directory_or_aggregator, accessed 2026-10-06)