Samsung C&T Expands European SMR Alliance

Samsung C&T signed a memorandum of understanding with GE Vernova, Hitachi and Synthos Green Energy to develop the BWRX-300 small modular reactor market in Europe at the Atlantic Council summit in New York. Samsung will contribute global EPC capabilities, GVH will supply the 300MW reactor design, and SGE will lead local business development in Poland and the UK.

• MoU signed on Sept. 22 at the Atlantic Council summit in New York
• BWRX-300 is a 300MW-class SMR; first unit under construction in Canada
• SGE has decision-in-principle for 26 BWRX-300 units in Poland
• UK fleet plan totals 14 units and 4.2GW, now in regulatory review