Ukraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom and UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the deployment of small modular reactors.

Energoatom said Ukraine is considering SMRs as it “begins to rebuild” infrastructure destroyed by the war with Russia.

The agreement was signed by Energoatom president Petro Kotin and Rolls-Royce SMR’s head of customer engagement Sophie McFarlane-Smith.