The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed an agreement with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) for a feasibility study to provide technical analysis of US small modular reactor (SMR) technologies that would generate about 600 MW of electricity, enough to power hundreds of thousands of homes.
The federal agency said it is promoting US civil nuclear energy technology to support Thailand as it explores development of its first-ever nuclear power project.
It said that as Thailand’s economy grows, so does its need for dependable power generation to spur broad-based economic development.
“For the United States, this partnership advances our commitment to American innovation and leadership in advanced civil nuclear energy,” said USTDA deputy director Thomas Hardy.
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