US-based small modular reactor developer NuScale Power and Ukraine’s state nuclear generating company Energoatom have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the deployment of NuScale plants in Ukraine.

NuScale said the agreement is further evidence of growing international interest in its SMRs and indicative of Ukraine’s desire to find new, innovative sources of clean, reliable, and affordable energy.

Under the MoU, NuScale will support Energoatom’s examination of NuScale’s SMR technology, including a feasibility study for proposed sites, the development of a schedule, cost studies, technical reviews, licensing and permitting activities, and project specific engineering studies and design work.