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  "id": 9361512,
  "title": "US announces implementation plan with S. Korea, Japan for SMR deployments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-announces-implementation-plan-with-s-korea-japan-for-smr",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T15:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260924/us-announces-implementation-plan-with-s-korea-japan-for-smr-deployments"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US announces implementation plan with S. Korea, Japan for SMR deployments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-announces-implementation-plan-with-s-korea-japan-for-smr-9372392",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:42:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}