Poland / Canada’s Candu Energy Signs Agreements On Planned Deployment Of SMR Fleet

Deal With OSGE could lead to work on project to build nuclear reactors at six sites

Canada’s Candu Energy Signs Agreements On Planned Deployment Of SMR Fleet
The agreements were signed in Warsaw, witnessed by Canada’s minister of export promotion, international trade and economic development Mary Ng (centre) and Canada’s ambassador to Poland Catherine Godin (left). Courtesy Polish Press Agency..

Canada-based Candu Energy has signed agreements to support the planned deployment of a fleet of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH) BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMRs) in Poland.

The company said in a statement it had signed a framework agreement with Orlen-Synthos Green Energy (OSGE), and a teaming agreement between OSGE, Candu parent company AtkinsRéalis, Canda-based infrastructure company Aecon and GEH.

The framework agreement with OSGE would see AtkinsRéalis Nuclear provide front end engineering and consulting services as technical advisor to build a roadmap to deploy the BWRX-300 SMRs at six different proposed sites in Poland.

In a separate statement OSGE said the companies will work together to improve and accelerate OSGE’s programme of BWRX-300 deployment.

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