The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said the agency has selected the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Holtec Government Services to support early deployments of advanced light-water small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S. The DOE on December 2 said project teams with the two groups will receive up to $800 million in "federal cost-shared funding" targeted for projects in Tennessee and Michigan.The post DOE Selects TVA, Holtec to Receive $800 Million to Advance SMR Deployment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A Bulgarian energy company, along with a European project developer, has signed a letter of intent for a joint venture (JV) that could build a fleet of as many as six small modular reactors (SMRs) in the country. Blue Bird Energy AD and SGE S.A. on December 22 announced the JV would deploy BWRX-300 SMRs from GE Vernova Hitachi (GVH).The post Bulgarian Group Has Deal to Build Up to Six BWRX-300 SMRs appeared first on POWER Magazine.