US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed an early works agreement with Nordic energy company Fortum for the possible deployment of an advanced AP1000 reactor.
The work will support Fortum in developing new nuclear as a long-term option to meet rising customer demand in the Nordics.
Westinghouse said in a statement has teamed with South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company (HDEC) for the early works agreement, which follows the selection of the grid-scale AP1000 technology following a two-year new nuclear feasibility study by Fortum.
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