From Nuclear Engineering International, August 5:
Poland’s Synthos Green Energy (SGE) and Hungarian company Hunatom (part of the Paks II Group) have signed an agreement to cooperate on a project to build up to 10 GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMRs) in Hungary. The letter of intent establishes a framework for joint activities related to project development, site selection, licensing and unit construction.
The 300 MWe BWRX-300, a 10th generation water-cooled, natural circulation SMR with passive safety systems that leverages the design and licensing basis of GVH’s 1,500 MWe ESBWR boiling water reactor and its experience with cross-border regulatory collaboration. Hungary joins the US, Canada, Estonia and Poland on the list of countries implementing BWRX-300 projects.
The ceremonial signing of the agreement took place in Budapest, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the presence of Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó. The agreement was signed by SGE CEO Rafał Kasprów, SGE Chief Business Development Officer Robert Rudich, and Hunatom Managing Director Róbert Griljov in presence of the Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, Polish Chargé d’affaires Jacek Śladewski, and US Chargé d’affaires Robert Palladino....
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