Ontario Power Generation is advancing engineering and design work with three developers of grid-scale small modular rectors as it seeks to become a world leader in the SMR sector.
The company, which owns and operates the Pickering and Darlington nuclear stations in Ontario, said it would be collaborating with GE Hitachi (GEH), Terrestrial Energy and X-energy.
OPG has chosen three SMR technologies for further evaluation. They are GEH’s BWRX-300, Terrestrial Energy’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) and X-energy’s Xe-100 SMR. The three technologies were chosen after a due diligence proves held in collaboration with other major energy utilities.
“Our work with these three developers, along with our partnership with Global First Power and its SMR project, demonstrates OPG’s unique position to become a world leader in SMRs,” said Ken Hartwick, the company’s president and chief executive officer.
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