The US and Ukraine are launching three $30 million small modular reactor projects
At the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the USA and Ukraine announced the start of implementation of three projects in the field of small modular reactors (SRM) with a total funding of 30 million dollars.
The initiatives will be part of the FIRST (Foundational Infrastructure for the Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology) international program aimed at the responsible use of MMR technologies. This was reported by the Ministry of Energy.
Projects include the construction of a pilot plant for the production of pure hydrogen and ammonia, the conversion of coal-fired power plants to small modular reactors, and the development of a roadmap for the decarbonization of the steel industry using MMR.
“Ukraine connects its future with nuclear energy. Despite the fact that our country survived the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and now faces unprecedented challenges…
