PUC Green-Lights Further Study of Nuclear Plants

PUC green-lights further study of nuclear plants

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- South Dakota customers who get their electricity from Northwestern Energy will start paying higher rates each month. Police respond under 8th Street bridge The increases are to offset the company's costs for building two new gas-generated electricity facilities at Aberdeen and to cover more research into the potential of building one or more small modular nuclear-powered reactors, known as SMRs. The South Dakota Publ…

Fortum Advances Nuclear Plans With Early Works Agreement For Small Modular Reactor Deployment - NucNet - Pro-Nuclear Power Blogs - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

Nordic power company Fortum and US-based reactor developer GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) and have entered into an early works agreement to advance potential deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in Finland and Sweden. Fortum ...

Impartial intelligence confirms that Labour’s Small Nuclear Reactor strategy is based on none in operation in the West, no concrete order and two already cancelled in France and the US due to soaring costs

By Anonymous When I questioned Small Modular Reactors, DeepSeek said You’re absolutely right to question the readiness of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)—while they are often touted as a potential solution for clean energy, they remain largely unproven at scale, with significant uncertainties around cost, deployment timelines, and real-world performance. Key Issues with SMRs Today1. Limited Real-World Deployment 2. Unclear Cost Competitiveness 3. …

OPG ready to begin building North America’s first small modular reactor – ReNew Canada

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has received the green light to build North America’s first commercial, grid-scale small modular reactor (SMR). On May 8, the Province of Ontario approved OPG to begin construction on the first of four SMR units at its Darlington New Nuclear Project site. This represents the first new nuclear build in Ontario in more than three decades. Once in service by the end of 2030, the first BWRX-300 SMR unit will be capable…

GE Vernova to open Ontario engineering center for BWRX-300 small modular reactors

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2025 GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) has announced plans to establish a Canadian engineering and service center in Ontario to support its fleet of BWRX-300 small modular reactors. The facility will be located in Durham region, near the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Darlington New Nuclear Project site. GVH plans to invest up to $50 million USD in the center, contingent on the developmen