BWRX-300 / Canada’s BWXT Wins SMR Pressure Vessel Contract

Company cooperating with GEH on commercialisation of reactor
Canada’s BWXT Wins SMR Pressure Vessel Contract
GEH’s BWRX-300 is a 300 MW water-cooled, natural circulation SMR with passive safety. Courtesy GEH.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has awarded an engineering contract for its BWRX-300 small modular reactor pressure vessel to Ontario, Canada-based BWX Technologies (BWXT).

The RPV, which contains the reactor core and associated internals, is the largest component within the BWRX-300.

BWXT said work associated with the contract includes engineering analysis, design support, manufacturing and procurement preparations.

In October, GEH announced it had entered into a teaming agreement with BWXT Canada to cooperate on engineering and procurement to support the design, manufacturing and commercialisation of the BWRX-300 SMR.

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