𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 🇳🇱⚛️ We are proud to announce that THORIZON, together with VDL Groep, NRG PALLAS, Delft University of Technology and TNO, has secured the Netherlands' first national grant dedicated specifically to nuclear innovation. The consortium will develop and validate critical technologies needed to bring Europe's first molten salt reactor to commercial deployment, including: ⚙️ The first full-scale 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 of our replaceable reactor cartridge 🔥 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 in molten salt up to 650°C 🏭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 and critical component validation that will support future licensing and industrialization This is another important step towards the PIONEER demonstrator and the first commercial Thorizon One reactor. Together with our partners, we're building the technologies and supply chain needed to make advanced nuclear a European industry. Thank you to the Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat, Netherlands Enterprise Agency and all consortium partners for their trust and collaboration! 𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝. 📄 Press release: https://lnkd.in/eGii37qa 🔗 Official government announcement: https://lnkd.in/eazR_cVv #MSR #SMR #deeptech #scaleup #innovation #nuclear #France2030 #hightechindustry #hightech #DutchTech #FrenchTech #netzero #smralliance #FRNL26 #NucleaireEnergieVoorDeToekomst #ZILT #Euratom
THORIZON
Nuclear Electric Power Generation
Amsterdam, North Holland 14,561 followers
No Energy to Waste
About us
Nuclear without compromise - Thorizon is building a new generation of modular reactors to power industry, data centers and energy independence. Our molten salt technology is intrinsically safe and affordable. By using nuclear waste as fuel, we unlock far more value from the resources the world already has. Affordable power and high temperature heat - Thorizon is a European developer of next-generation small modular reactors. Our reactors provide reliable baseload power and high-temperature heat for industry. Their compact footprint and low-pressure operation enable deployment close to where it’s needed. Together with leading partners in energy and manufacturing, we are bringing the first Thorizon reactor to market. Designed for series production from day one.
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- Nuclear Electric Power Generation
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- 11-50 employees
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- Amsterdam, North Holland
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- Privately Held
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- 2018
- Specialties
- Nuclear energy, Energy, Nuclear, Research, Environment, Energy transition, Decarbonisation, Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry
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🇫🇷🤝🇳🇱 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 📰 Many thanks to ActusPaysBas for featuring THORIZON and the unique 🇫🇷🇳🇱 Franco-Dutch collaboration behind our mission to develop Europe's first molten salt SMR. ✨ One sentence from our COO Laure Claquin's interview particularly resonated with us: 𝐋𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐮𝐱 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐞́𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐞́𝐧𝐚𝐥 💙 We couldn't agree more. ⚛️ At THORIZON, French excellence in nuclear engineering and fuel cycle technologies comes together with Dutch innovation, entrepreneurship and systems engineering. 🚀 Our different perspectives challenge us, strengthen us and ultimately help us build a better reactor, and a stronger European nuclear ecosystem. 🙏 A big thank you to Freek Wolter and the ActusPaysBas team for telling our story, and to our colleagues, partners and supporters in both France and the Netherlands who are helping shape the future of European nuclear innovation. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 (in French): https://lnkd.in/eJ9QSMaz #MSR #SMR #deeptech #scaleup #innovation #nuclear #France2030 #hightechindustry #hightech #DutchTech #FrenchTech #netzero #smralliance #FRNL26 #NucleaireEnergieVoorDeToekomst #ZILT #Euratom
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⚡ 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲: 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞'𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🇪🇺 Our COO Laure Claquin joined energy leaders at the Siemens Energy Customer Experience Day in Berlin to discuss one of Europe's biggest challenges: how to accelerate the energy transition while strengthening energy resilience. One message came through loud and clear: Europe doesn't lack technology or talent. It needs the ambition, financing and speed to deploy proven clean energy solutions at scale. Three priorities stood out: ⚡ 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫. The U.S. has demonstrated how ambitious public innovation programs can accelerate deployment. Europe should match that level of urgency and ambition. 💶 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Public and private financing mechanisms need to become larger, faster and simpler. Critical technologies cannot wait for bureaucracy. 🤝 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞'𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐬. Europe already has world-class engineering, industrial capabilities and collaborative ecosystems. Now we need the capital and political commitment to turn them into projects. At THORIZON, we are advancing 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭-𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 to complement renewables in a diversified and resilient energy mix. But achieving this transition requires cross-sector collaboration and bold policy action. Thank you to Siemens Energy for facilitating this essential dialogue and for the panelists to have given a consistent view about means and action levers: Vinod Philip, Robin Dechant, PhucVinh NGUYEN moderated by Frederikke Thim Tømmergaard. #MSR #SMR #deeptech #scaleup #innovation #nuclear #France2030 #hightechindustry #hightech #DutchTech #FrenchTech #netzero #smralliance #FRNL26 #NucleaireEnergieVoorDeToekomst #ZILT #Euratom
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🚀 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 🇳🇱 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🇫🇷! We currently have 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧, ranging from System Engineers to experts in Safety, Neutronics, Mechanical engineering and Thermal Hydraulics, as well as opportunities in Data / IT and Office Support. Do you want to make a difference for clean, secure energy in Europe? Are you excited to pioneer new technologies, tackle complex challenges fast, and be part of an exceptional international team? 👉 Explore all open positions here: https://lnkd.in/emVxWz7i 🔄 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐭? 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 #MSR #SMR #deeptech #scaleup #innovation #nuclear #France2030 #hightechindustry #hightech #DutchTech #FrenchTech #netzero #smralliance #FRNL26 #NucleaireEnergieVoorDeToekomst #ZILT #Euratom
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🏆 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐎𝐍 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐒𝐌𝐋 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 Excited to share that THORIZON has won the ASML Emerging Innovator Award at Hello Tomorrow Amsterdam. The award recognizes startups developing breakthrough technologies that push the boundaries of complex systems, advanced manufacturing and next generation technologies. It is designed to support bold innovators tackling some of the world’s most difficult engineering challenges. For us, this recognition is a strong endorsement of our mission to bring molten salt reactor technology to Europe and build a new generation of clean, secure and scalable energy systems. A huge thank you to ASML , Hello Tomorrow, the jury, our partners, investors and especially the incredible THORIZON team making this possible every day. 🇪🇺 Europe has everything it takes to lead in deep tech and advanced nuclear innovation. #MSR #SMR #deeptech #scaleup #innovation #nuclear #France2030 #hightechindustry #hightech #DutchTech #FrenchTech #netzero #smralliance #FRNL26 #NucleaireEnergieVoorDeToekomst #ZILT #Euratom
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⏳ 2️⃣0️⃣ 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. In 2006, a young engineer at NRG PALLAS named Sander De Groot appeared in de Volkskrant, arguing that nuclear energy deserved a place in the energy debate. Twenty years later, he is the founder of THORIZON, leading the development of one of Europe's most ambitious advanced nuclear projects. 🎤 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 at NIC 2026 and hear how a conviction became a company, and how that company is working to bring molten salt reactors to Europe after two decades of experience and innovation at the High Flux Reactor in Petten. 📅 11 June 2026 📍 PHIL, Haarlem #MSR #SMR #deeptech #scaleup #innovation #nuclear #France2030 #hightechindustry #hightech #DutchTech #FrenchTech #netzero #smralliance #FRNL26 #NucleaireEnergieVoorDeToekomst #ZILT #Euratom
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🇪🇺 𝐀 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 🤩 Watch the aftermovie below 🎥 We opened THORIZON's molten salt technology test facility in Eindhoven 🇳🇱 together with European Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, Minister for Energy Infrastructure and Nuclear Affairs Jo-Annes de Bat, Deputy of Provincie Noord-Brabant Martijn van Gruijthuijsen and Peter Wennink (former ASML CEO and author of Dutch Draghi report). Thank you to the Province and many partners who are helping build Europe's next generation nuclear. Some of the press coverage: 📰 Trouw https://lnkd.in/eqvci_gw 📰 de Volkskrant https://lnkd.in/ewW7rk-g 📰 ED https://lnkd.in/euw8ekRA 📻 BNR Nieuwsradio https://lnkd.in/eH_aRcag 🌐 World Nuclear News https://lnkd.in/eXFmZtB8 🌐 Press release https://lnkd.in/eGii37qa VDL Groep, Demcon, DIFFER, Orano, NRG PALLAS, TRACTEBEL, EPZ, Delft University of Technology, Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co.,Ltd., Invest-NL, Delmeco Group, Schelde Exotech B.V. , Boccard, Amentum, Rapport Wennink, Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat, DGEC – Direction générale de l’énergie et du climat, European Commission
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🇩🇪 📰 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐭: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 📰🇪🇺 THORIZON is featured in the TECH Journal, distributed with Handelsblatt in Germany following the TECH 2026 conference. The article highlights the potential of advanced nuclear energy for Germany and Europe: 🔹Europe is paying 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. Germany recorded the EU’s highest industrial electricity prices in 2025 while competitiveness continues to come under pressure. 🔹𝐍𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐩: It already provides 23% of Europe’s electricity without carbon emissions 🔹Advanced reactors fundamentally 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧: self stabilizing, low pressure, and capable of using long lived nuclear waste as fuel, turning a liability into a resource. 🔹This is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭. Molten salt reactor technology is based on proven nuclear fission principles. 🔹𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝. The US and Chine invest heavily and are building / have built MSRs. 💡 𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞. Europe has the know how, engineering strength, and industrial base to Read the full publication: 📘 E-paper: https://lnkd.in/egctvhu9 📄 PDF: https://lnkd.in/e8WeMt9J NRG PALLAS, EPZ, Orano, TRACTEBEL, VDL Groep, Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co.,Ltd. #MSR #SMR #deeptech #scaleup #innovation #nuclear #France2030 #hightechindustry #hightech #DutchTech #FrenchTech #netzero #smralliance #FRNL26 #NucleaireEnergieVoorDeToekomst #ZILT #Euratom
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✨Nuclear energy: an indispensable part of the energy solution space✨ I want to see a future powered by energy that’s cheap, clean and helps the EU cut its dependencies. Nuclear power is part of the solution as it can deliver reliable, low-carbon electricity around the clock. Of course, it can only be part of the conversation if the highest standards of safety and security are applied, without exception. These were some of the points I made at last night’s nucleareurope event. I also laid out two big priorities for moving forward: 1️⃣Let’s extend the lifespan of existing nuclear reactors. These facilities are still safe and operational. Why spend billions replacing them when they’re delivering? 2️⃣Let’s move into Small Modular Reactors with much more speed and scale. SMRs are a flexible and efficient option – they can be factory built or assembled on-site from prefabricated components – perfect for scaling up fast. Just yesterday morning, I was at the opening of a full-scale test facility building in Eindhoven, where nuclear start-up THORIZON is building the first molten salt reactor in Europe. They are teaming up with companies Demcon and VDL Groep to develop a next generation SMR that combines efficient fuel use, inherent safety, and the ability to generate both electricity and high temperature industrial heat. Fantastic job by Kiki Lauwers, CEO of Thorizon. It’s inspiring to see such technological advancements up close – especially as Europe pushes hard to secure its energy future.
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🇪🇺 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐩𝐤𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐞𝐤𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 🇪🇺 Yesterday we officially opened our new molten salt technology test facility at High Tech Campus Eindhoven. A big step on our journey to bring next generation nuclear energy to Europe. We were honored to welcome European Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, Jo-Annes de Bat | Staatssecretaris van Klimaat en Groene Groei, Peter Wennink (Rapport Wennink) in Provincie Noord-Brabant together with Deputy Martijn van Gruijthuijsen. A heartfelt thank you to the Province of North Brabant for accelerating this project together with VDL Groep, Demcon, and DIFFER. This collaboration helps strengthen Europe’s position in advanced nuclear technology and is a powerful example of what is possible when European innovation, industry, and public support come together around a common mission. #MSR #SMR #deeptech #scaleup #innovation #nuclear #France2030 #hightechindustry #hightech #DutchTech #FrenchTech #netzero #smralliance #FRNL26 #NucleaireEnergieVoorDeToekomst #ZILT #Euratom
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