The final investment decision for a 462 MW small modular reactor (SMR) at a former coal plant site in Romania could be delayed to early 2027, according to John Hopkins, chief executive officer of US-based reactor developer NuScale.
RoPower Nuclear, the joint venture established for the SMR project, intends to use NuScale’s technology for the facility in Doicesti, about 90 km northwest of the capital Bucharest.
NuScale expected RoPower to make the final investment decision early in the second quarter of next year at the latest. It is scheduled to be made after the completion of the front-end engineering design (Feed) process. US engineering and construction company Fluor was hired for the job in July, with its subsidiary NuScale as a subcontractor.
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