At the European Union summit, negotiations got underway on details to launch continent toward self-sufficient clean energy manufacturing and materials sourcing to meet proposed net-zero emissions goals.
Balfour Beatty announced December agreement with US developer Holtec to support its plan to deploy 32 SMR units by 2050 that would amount to a capacity of 5.1 GW, with construction of the first to start in 2028.
First 300-MW modular facility in Ontario, to be built at site of existing 3,500-MW nuclear plant, may cost billions; US power producer TVA also will use GE Hitachi BWRX-300 design in up to 20 SMRs.
Bechtel will lead EPC work on a 345-MW reactor at Kemmerer site for Bill Gates-founded firm TerraPower; Southern Co. also announces demonstration project with the developer in Idaho.
On March 19, Southern Co. reported that the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project team has identified the need for additional construction remediation work at the Georgia construction site.