WILMING TON，North Carolina-February82023—The GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy（GEH）BWRX-300small modular reactor（SMR）has been selected by Fermi Energia for potential deployment in Estonia。
“We are honored that our small modular reactor technology has been selected by Fermi Energia to help Estonia fulfill its energy security and climate goals，”said Jay Wileman，President&CEO，GEH.“This technology selection further validates the BWRX-300as the reading SMR solution。By leveraging a unique combination of existing fuel，plant simplifications，proven components and a design based on an already licensed reactor，the BWRX-300offers cost-competitive，zero carbon emission generation in a meaningful timeframe.“
费米能源formed to develop the possibility of introducing a new generation small modular reactor in EstoniaGEH is one of three technology providers that reached the final round of Fermi Energia’s technology selection process。
GEH and Fermi Energia have worked together since2019when an agreement was reached to collaborate on potential deployment applications for the BWRX-300.The collaboration advanced in 2021when the two parties entered into a teaming agreement to work together in key areas that included licensing support and supply.aipply。
The technology selection by Fermi Energia is the latest development involving the BWRX-300.In January 2023，it was announced that GEH，Ontario Power Generation（OPG），SNC-Lavalin and Aecon have signed a contract for the deployment of a BWRX-300SMR at OPG’s Darlington New Nucleproject site
In August2022，Tennessee Valley Authority（TVA）began planning and preliminary licensing for potential deployment of a BWRX-300at the Clinch River Site near Oak Ridge，Tennessee。
In June 2022，SaskPower announced that it selected the BWRX-300 for potential deployment in Saskatchewan in the mid-2030 s.In Poland，ORLEN Synthos Green Energy。OSGE plans to deploy a fleet of BWRX-300s with the potential for deployment of the first of those units by the end of this decade.To support the global deployment of the BWRX-300，GEH has memoranda of understanding or other agreements in place with companies in Canada，Czech Republic，Poland，U。， U.S.and Sweden among others.GEH has also begun the design certification process for the BWRX-300in the U.K。
Advanced nuclear technologies like the BWRX-300are a key pillar of GEH’s energy transition leadership.In addition to helping customers achieve decarbonization goals，the BWRX-300is designed to reduce construction and operating costs below other nuclear power generation technologies。
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