GEH & TerraPower Launched the Natrium™ Reactor and Storage System GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and TerraPower announced the launch of the Natrium™ reactor and energy system architecture. This advanced nuclear technology features a cost-competitive sodium fast reactor combined with a molten salt energy storage system. Building on the technology used in solar thermal generation,…
GEH Nuclear And Synthos For A Potential SMR In Poland GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Synthos Green Energy have begun discussions with Poland’s National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) about a potential BWRX-300 small modular reactor project. In October 2019, Synthos and GEH signed a cooperation agreement that is focused on development and deployment of the…
GEH and Fermi Energia To Support SMR Development in Estonia GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Fermi Energia have signed a teaming agreement to support the potential deployment of a BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in Estonia. GEH expects to support Fermi Energia in key areas such as licensing, human resources and supply chain development…
Vattenfall To Be Minority Shareholder Of Nuclear Startup Fermi Energia The Swedish company Vattenfall, ENS Corporate Member, will be a minority shareholder of approximately 6% ownership of the Estonian nuclear energy start-up company Fermi Energia, with a seed investment of Euro 1 million. In November 2020, Vattenfall already extended its ongoing cooperation with Fermi Energia…
Cameco And GNF Will Cooperate With GE To Develop BWRX-300 SMR GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) (ENS Corporate Member), Cameco Corporation and Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas (GNF-A) have announced a Memorandum of Understanding to explore potential collaboration to advance the commercialisation and deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactors in Canada and around the world. The BWRX-300…
Poland To Explore SMRs Deployment At Coal-Fired Power Plant Site The largest private energy group in Poland, ZE PAK, and Synthos Green Energy have signed an investment agreement to explore the construction of four to six GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMRs) at the site of ZE PAK’s Pątnów coal-fired power…
GE Hitachi And Kärnfull Announce SMR Cooperation in Sweden A Memorandum of Understanding on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) has been signed between Kärnfull Next and GE Hitachi (ENS Corporate Member) for the BWRX-300, a 300-megawatt water-cooled, natural circulation SMR with passive safety systems. The model leverages the design and licensing basis of larger boiling water reactors,…
GEH Small Modular Reactor Selected For Future Deployment In Canada GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) (ENS Corporate Member) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) has been selected by SaskPower for potential deployment in the mid-2030s in Saskatchewan, Canada. Advanced nuclear technologies like the BWRX-300 are a key pillar of GE’s energy transition leadership. The BWRX-300 is a 300…
Poland’s National Atomic Energy Agency Received Applications for SMRs 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. The National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) said Orlen Synthos Green Energy and KGHM had both submitted application documents on 8 July. Orlen’s…
GEH And TVA To Cooperate On BWRX-300 SMR Deployment In The US GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH, ENS Corporate Member) and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) signed an agreement to support the planning and the preliminary licensing for the potential deployment of a BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) at the Clinch River site, near Oak Ridge…