UK-based maritime nuclear innovation company Core Power has begun work on a feasibility study to assess the possible integration of BWX Technologies’ (BWXT) mPower small modular reactor (SMR) technology into floating nuclear power plants, a statement said.

The study will cover information exchange, systems engineering, concept of operations development, product requirements definition, regulatory pathway assessment, marine integration studies and techno-economic analysis.

US-based BWXT’s mPower reactor is a Generation III+ integral pressurised light water reactor designed to generate 195 MW of electricity.