US announces implementation plan with S. Korea, Japan for SMR deployments
WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday announced an implementation plan to support a trilateral cooperation arrangement with South Korea and Japan on the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) in third countries, as the countries step up cooperation to meet growing global energy demands. The State Department made the announcement on the margins of the U.N. General Assembly in New York,…
The United States has announced an implementation plan to support a trilateral cooperation arrangement between South Korea, Japan, and the U.S. on the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) in third countries. This move comes as the countries aim to meet growing global energy demands. The State Department made the announcement at the U.N.
General Assembly in New York, following a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) signed by South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in Ankara in July. The department did not provide further details on the implementation plan. The MOC and implementation plan are said to support mutual security interests by establishing an ambitious agenda for SMR fleet deployment to meet growing global energy demands.
Additionally, the department noted the signing of a key industry initiative that creates a cooperation framework among four companies from South Korea, the U.S., Japan, and Poland, including GE.
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