UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR has signed an exclusive agreement with the Dutch development company ULC-Energy to work together to deploy Rolls-Royce small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power stations in...
Poland / First BWRX-300 SMR Could Be Operational In 2029, Says GEH
US nuclear company GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has said the first BWRX-300 small modular reactor for a Polish customer is scheduled to become operational in 2029.
Poland / Special Economic Zone Signs Agreement For Potential Deployment Of 10 Small Reactors
A special economic zone in southwest Poland and Wroclaw-based energy efficiency specialist DB Energy have signed an agreement with US startup Last Energy for the potential construction of 10 small...
NuScale to make SMR safety platform widely available
NuScale Power and Paragon Energy Solutions have signed a patent licence agreement that will enable the potential widespread use of the highly integrated protection system (HIPS) platform. The HIPS...
Applications for SMRs submitted to Polish regulator
Two applications have been submitted to Poland's National Atomic Energy Agency (Państwowa Agencja Atomistyki, PAA) for the assessment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology. Copper and silver...
Sweden / Vattenfall To Begin Study On Potential SMR Deployment At Ringhals
Swedish utility Vattenfall announced today it will be starting work on a pilot study on the feasibility of deployment of at least two small modular reactor (SMR) units at the site of the Ringhals...
EDF’s NUWARD SMR to be case study for European regulatory review
EDF has announced that its Small Modular Reactor NUWARD will be the case study for a European early joint regulatory review led by the French Safety Authority (ASN) with the participation of the...
ČEZ And South Bohemia To Establish Nuclear Park For SMR Development
The administrative region of South Bohemia, Czech state power company ČEZ and its subsidiary ÚJV Řež have signed an agreement to establish a nuclear park dedicated to the preparation of small...