Memorandum signed by Nuclearelectrica with NuScale and E-Infra
Articol de Radio România, 25 Mai 2022, 01:42
During the Small Modular and Advanced Reactors Workshop Planning IV program organized in Bucharest by the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) in partnership with the US Department of Commerce, Nuclearelectrica, NuScale and E-Infra signed a Memorandum of Understanding for development of the first small modular reactor (SMR) in Romania on the site of the former thermal power plant in Doicesti, Dambovita County.
Following the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”), the companies will carry out engineering studies, technical analyzes and licensing and authorization activities on the site in Doicesti, the location selected for the implementation of the first NuScale VOYGR power plant™.
The USTDA offered a $1.2 million grant in early 2021 to Nuclearelectrica to conduct a study to identify and evaluate several sites in Romania, including locations with existing coal-fired power plants that could be replaced with small modular reactors. The study identified several suitable potential sites, including the site in Doicesti, Dambovita, which was the designated location for the development of the first small modular reactor.
The selected site, the former decommissioned Doicesti thermal power plant, fully complies with the location criteria required by international and national standards.
NuScale's SMR technology, suitable for development at the Doicesti site, is the most mature in terms of approvals, being the first and only SMR in the world to receive approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission in August 2020.
Specifically, the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) outlines the significant milestones for Nuclearelectrica and NuScale in the development of safe and affordable, low-carbon in-band electricity generation technology at the Doicesti site owned by Nova Power & Gas, E-Infra Holding.
Following the MOU, the companies will advance the analyzes for the implementation in this decade of a NuScale power plant with 6 modules, 462 MWe on the Doicesti site. It is estimated that the 6-module NuScale plant will generate 193 permanent jobs in the plant, 1.500 jobs in construction, 2.300 jobs in production and will help Romania avoid the release of 4 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere per year.
Translated by: Radu Matei
