Collaboration agreed to support BWRX-300 SMR deployment

• 3 years ago (2021-07-09)
• David Flin

North America 1021 Nuclear 659

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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas (GNF-A), and Cameco have entered into an MOU to cooperate on the commercialisation and deployment of BWRX-300 SMRs in Canada and around the world. This MOU is not exclusive and does not preclude GEH or Cameco from pursuing similar arrangements with other companies in the nuclear energy sector.

The BWRX-300 is a 300 MW water-cooled, natural circulation SMR with passive safety systems.

Jay Wileman, President and CEO of GEH, said: “We are excited to explore opportunities with Cameco to advance the commercialisation of the BWRX-300. As we work to bring the world’s first grid-scale SMR to Canada, we will continue to identify strategic partners whose capabilities will support the deployment of this game-changing technology in Canada and worldwide.”

Lisa McBride, Canada SMR Country Leader for GEH, said: “BWR and CANDU fuel types are closely related as both use similar cladding materials as well as ceramic, uranium dioxide fuel pellets. This type of collaboration offers the potential to extract significant synergies between the two fuel designs and manufacturing processes, enabling the expansion of Canada’s local fuel supply chain capabilities.”