NuScale Power Joins the Romanian Atomic Forum, Supporting Romania’s Goal of Becoming a Leader in Advanced Nuclear Energy
- NuScale's decision to join ROMATOM reflects its dedication to promoting clean nuclear energy initiatives in Romania and the broader European region. Romania has more than 26 years of safe nuclear power plant operations experience and over 50 years of nuclear industry supply chain experience. This collaboration could increase Romania's nuclear capacity and support its goal of becoming a leader in zero-carbon advanced nuclear energy.
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NuScale’s decision to join ROMATOM reflects its dedication to promoting and implementing clean, nuclear energy initiatives in
Established in 2001, ROMATOM supports the safe and peaceful use of nuclear power and promotes the development of a Romanian national nuclear program, launched in the early 1970s.
“NuScale is honored to join ROMATOM and continue the strong relationship between
"Joining of NuScale to ROMATOM is an important moment in our life and activity, contributing to a better knowledge of our capabilities by the American partner, ensuring the Romanian nuclear community a well-deserved place in the realization of the first NuScale VOYGR small modular reactor project in Romania,” said Dr. Teodor Chirica, President Emeritus ROMATOM. “The project from Doicesti, Dambovita County, will pave the way for more flexibility and safety in the Romanian Power Grid, but also an alternative in the development of the national nuclear program.”
This announcement builds upon the existing nuclear power collaboration between NuScale Power and Romania’s state nuclear power corporation, S.N. Nuclearelectrica S.A. (SNN) and RoPower Nuclear S.A. (RoPower), a project development company established and jointly owned by SNN and Nova Power & Gas, S.R.L., a Romanian energy company. In 2021, NuScale and SNN signed a teaming agreement to deploy the first NuScale six-module VOYGR-6, 462 MWe power plant in
About NuScale Power
NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE: SMR) is the industry-leading provider of proprietary and innovative advanced small modular reactor nuclear technology, with a mission to help power the global energy transition by delivering safe, scalable, and reliable carbon-free energy. The company’s groundbreaking VOYGR™ SMR plants are powered by the NuScale Power Module™, a small, safe, pressurized water reactor that can each generate 77 megawatts of electricity (MWe) or 250 megawatts thermal (gross), and can be scaled to meet customer needs through an array of flexible configurations up to 924 MWe (12 modules) of output.
As the first and only SMR to have its design certified by the
Founded in 2007, NuScale is headquartered in
About ROMATOM
The Romanian Atomic Forum - ROMATOM is a Romanian legal entity under private law, an independent representative union at the national level, without patrimonial or profit-making purpose, non-governmental, non-profit, apolitical, made up of associated members or supporters. Its members are Romanian and/or foreign legal entities whose object of activity is the production of electrical and thermal energy through nuclear processes or are suppliers of goods and service providers in the Romanian nuclear industry, as well as other legal entities that carry out activities in the field of power. ROMATOM supports the safe and peaceful use of nuclear power, promotes the development of a Romanian national nuclear program, and represents members’ interests in their partnership with the European Atomic Forum.
Founded in 2001, ROMATOM is headquartered in
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