GE Vernova and Samsung C&T form BWRX-300 alliance

GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) and Samsung C&T announced a strategic alliance to advance deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) outside North America, including potential deployment of five units in Sweden.

• Main announcement: GVH and Samsung C&T will collaborate to develop the supply chain and project delivery solutions for the BWRX-300 SMR and will work together on potential deployment of five BWRX-300s in Sweden; the first BWRX-300 is under construction at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington site in Canada, with completion expected by the end of the decade. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted TVA’s application to construct a BWRX-300 at Clinch River (Oak Ridge, Tennessee), and Orlen Synthos Green Energy has selected Włocławek, Poland for a first SMR site.

• Background and details: Each BWRX-300 offers ≈300 MW of capacity. Key components such as the reactor pressure vessel are being manufactured and site construction at Darlington is progressing. Samsung C&T’s Engineering & Construction Group brings 40+ years of global E&C experience and has delivered 12 GW across 10 units, including the 5.6 GW Barakah Nuclear Power Plant; the alliance will leverage Samsung C&T’s nuclear and infrastructure project execution experience and GVH’s validated SMR technology.