Hyundai Engineering to start construction of Chalk River MMR

• 2 years ago (2022-08-29)
• David Flin

North America 1021 Nuclear 659

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Hyundai Engineering has signed a contract with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp . (USNC) of the USA to supply equipment for the Canadian Chalk River micro modular reactor (MMR) demonstration project. Under the terms of the agreement, Hyundai Engineering will supply power generation facilities, cooling systems, and radioactive materials for the Chalk River MMR demonstration plant and provide purchase support services.

The MMR demonstration plant to be built at Canada’s Chalk River Laboratories site is the closest to commercialisation among the 4th-generation MMR reactors. The start of commercial operation of the Chalk River plant is scheduled for 2026.