Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr held a meeting with executives of US NuScale Power Corporation on the sidelines of a working visit to the Washington. During the meeting NuScale said it is planning to conduct study to locate a site in the Philippines for possible construction of its small modular reactor (SMR). Marcos said the Philippines “essentially has a shortfall in power supply” and the support of NuScale would help address this issue. "We continue in our effort to provide cost-effective and clean energy solutions to our country," he said in a statement. "Our meeting with NuScale today builds on the discussions we had in New York last year, solidifying our commitment and bringing us closer to building more efficient and sustainable power sources at home," he added.

• United States
• Idaho National Laboratory
• Small modular reactor
• Philippines
• NuScale Power

Source: NEI Magazine

Date: Thursday, 04 May 2023

Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnuscale-looks-to-the-philippines-10811795

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