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GE Vernova’s nuclear business accelerates UK Small Modular Reactor deployment with MoUs

LONDON, UK (February 4, 2025) - GE Vernova’s nuclear business, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has signed another series of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with two major UK nuclear engineering firms - Boccard and Cavendish Nuclear.

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GE Hitachi awards contract for BWRX-300 reactor pressure vessel to BWXT

CAMBRIDGE, Ontario (January 27, 2025) - GE Vernova’s nuclear business, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), today announced that it has awarded a contract to BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) to manufacture the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for the first BWRX-300 small modular reactor to be constructed at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington New Nuclear Project site.

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U.S. utilities team up to accelerate deployment of GE Vernova’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor

WILMINGTON, NC (January 17, 2025) - GE Vernova’s nuclear business, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), today announced that it is part of a coalition of utility companies and supply chain partners that are collaborating to accelerate the deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in the U.S.

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GE Vernova’s SMR reactor design passes significant regulatory milestone in the UK after Step 1 Generic Design Assessment approval

LONDON (December 12, 2024) - GE Vernova’s nuclear business, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has progressed to the next step of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) with its BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology.
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Risk and Reward: Meet a Nuclear Safety Engineer Whose Job Is to Predict Risks and Avoid Them

This February, when the National Academy of Engineering named the 114 Americans it was elevating to engineering’s highest honor, it cited Dennis Henneke, of GE Vernova’s nuclear business, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, for an imposing achievement: “applying probabilistic risk assessment [PRA] to enhance nuclear reactor safety.” The achievement, a kind of engineering grand slam — arcane complexity and vital real-world importance — was not, Henneke says, the result of a lifelong, noble quest.

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GE Vernova’s Nuclear business selects Worley Chemetics to design and fabricate key component for BWRX-300 small modular reactor

WILMINGTON, North Carolina (October 31, 2024) — GE Vernova’s Nuclear business (NYSE: GEV), GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), today announced it has selected Canada-based Worley Chemetics, which has a fabrication facility in Pickering, Ontario, to design and fabricate the isolation condenser system for the BWRX-300 small modular reactor, the first grid-scale SMR in North America.

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GE Vernova’s Nuclear business selects Velan Inc. to manufacture valves for the BWRX-300 small modular reactor

MARKHAM, Ontario (October 10, 2024) - GE Vernova’s Nuclear business (NYSE: GEV), GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), today announced it has selected Velan Inc, a Montreal-based company, to provide engineering support and manufacture valves for the first BWRX-300 small modular reactor.

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GE Vernova’s nuclear business advances to next stage of Great British Nuclear’s SMR competition

LONDON (September 26, 2024) — GE Vernova’s Nuclear business, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has progressed to the next stage of Great British Nuclear’s (GBN) Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition.The SMR competition is part of the government’s plan to revive nuclear power and for the UK to lead the global race to develop cutting-edge nuclear technologies. The shortlist has been narrowed to four candidates and in the next phase, successful companies will have the opportunity to bid for government contracts.

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GE Vernova’s nuclear business signs series of MoUs to support the delivery of its SMR technology in the UK

LONDON (September 9, 2024) - GE Vernova’s nuclear business, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has signed a series of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with Aecon, AtkinsRéalis, Jacobs and Laing O’Rourke.

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GE Vernova’s Nuclear business submits proposals to Great British Nuclear as SMR competition reaches major milestone

LONDON (July 8, 2024) — GE Vernova’s Nuclear business, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has submitted its tender response, as part of Great British Nuclear’s (GBN) ongoing small modular reactor (SMR) selection competition, by providing documentation in support of its BWRX-300 SMR technology.