IAEA Nuclear Power Ministerial Announcements

Highlights

Trade and Industry Ota Fusae have announced deeper cooperation to support the deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) and other advanced reactor technologies in partner countries. The announcement, Winning an Edge Through Cooperation in Advanced Nuclear, or WECAN, was made at the International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Power Ministerial in Washington, DC.

Media note – Office of the Spokesperson

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Trade and Industry Ota Fusae today announced a strategic collaboration to support the deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology in Ghana, considering the current state of technology neutrality of Ghana’s nuclear power program. The collaboration to support the deployment of SMRs in Ghana is subject to Ghana’s nuclear regulation and U.S. export controls.

Media note – Office of the Spokesperson

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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to Romania’s RoPower Nuclear S.A. (RoPower), a subsidiary of the national nuclear energy producer, Nuclearelectrica SA, for a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study to develop the country’s first small modular reactor (“SMR”) nuclear power plant.

U.S. Trade and Development Agency

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