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GE Vernova, Hitachi, SGE and Samsung C&T sign BWRX-300s MoU

 An agreement to work together to identify and develop market opportunities
for the deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactors in Europe was signed
on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The
signatories of the memorandum of understanding – Poland’s SGE, the US’s GE
Vernova, Japan’s Hitachi and South Korea’s Samsung C&T – will establish “a
framework for cooperation on market development and commercial
opportunities” for the deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor
(SMR).

GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy, a joint venture between GE
Vernova and Hitachi, is the designer of the BWRX-300. Samsung Construction
and Trading Corporation (Samsung C&T) has considerable experience in major
nuclear and energy infrastructure projects. SGE is already developing
projects for a fleet of BWRX-300 reactors in Europe, notably in Poland and
the UK.

 World Nuclear News 23rd Sept 2026, https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/ge-vernova-hitachi-sge-and-samsung-ct-sign-mou-on-bwrx-300s-in-europe

September 26, 2026 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Small Modular Nuclear Reactors