Slovakia / Local Companies Start SMR Feasibility Study Process Seeking US Grant Funding

Slovenske Elektrarne says modular reactors good to replace coal

Local Companies Start SMR Feasibility Study Process Seeking US Grant Funding
"We believe that building new technologies, including small modular reactors, is a part of the solution to our energy needs. Each of the signatories of the Memorandum has important capacities that we are combining to meet these goals," said Branislav Strycek (speaker), Slovenske Elektrarne CEO.

A group of Slovak companies led by utility Slovenske Elektrarne has signed a memorandum of understanding as a first step in a project to explore the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) in the central European country.

Slovenske Elektrarne said it signed the agreement on Monday with partners including the Slovak ministry of economy, US Steel Košice, the Slovak Electricity Transmission System, research centre VUJE, the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of Slovakia and the Technical University of Bratislava.

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