CYIL vol. 16 (2025)

VLADIMÍR SHARP, GABRIELA BLAHOUDKOVÁ that could shape the future of SMR implementation in different jurisdictions. While this article has outlined the core challenges related to liability, actor responsibility, and regulatory flexibility, many critical questions remain unanswered. For instance, further research is needed to examine how national legal systems might develop tailored liability mechanisms within the constraints of international conventions, how to assess and address shared risk of different actors on the level of public regulation, and how insurance markets will respond in practice to the diversification of reactor types and siting contexts. As SMRs transition from concept to reality, interdisciplinary research combining law, engineering, economics, and public policy will be essential to ensure that innovation proceeds within a robust, adaptive, and publicly trusted legal framework.

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