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 unveiled an implementation plan to support a trilateral cooperation agreement between South Korea, Japan, and the U.S. on the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) in third countries, according to a report by The Korea Times. This announcement was made 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 State Department emphasized that the plan aims to address growing global energy demands while reinforcing mutual security interests. Additionally, the department acknowledged the recent signing of a key industry initiative that establishes a cooperation framework involving four companies from South Korea, the U.S., Japan, and Poland, led by GE.
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