US Announces Implementation Plan With South Korea and Japan for SMR Deployments

WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday announced an implementation plan to support a trilateral cooperation arrangement with 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, after Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) on civil nuclear energy during their talks in Ankara in July. The department did not elaborate on the implementation plan. "The MOC and Implementation Plan support our mutual security interests by setting out an ambitious agenda in pursuit of SMR fleet deployment to meet growing global energy demands," the department said in a media note. The department took note of the recent signing of a key industry initiative that establishes a cooperation framework among four companies from Korea, the U.S., Japan and Poland — GE Vernova, Hitachi, S

Washington DC: The United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea have established an Implementation Plan to support the deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in other countries, the US Department of State said in a media note on Wednesday (local time)..@StateDept Announces Civil Nuclear Initiative - The establishment of an Implementation Plan in support of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Deployment with Japan & South Korea. pic.twitter.com/pZV3E9AO7d— Rohit Sharma (@DcWalaDesi) September 23, 2026 The announcement was made on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, following the Trilateral Ministerial meeting between the three countries.According to the US Department of State, the Implementation Plan supports the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on SMR Deployments in Other Countries, which was signed by the three participants in Ankara on July 7 this year..@StateDept in a statement following the MoU signing between @SGE_Nuclear, @GEVernova, @Hitachi and Samsung C&T Corporation: "By bringing together American, Japanese , Korean and Polish industry leaders, this international consortium aims to deliver reliable baseload… pic.twitter.com/b1TSjCusOv— SGE (@SGE_Nuclear) September 23, 2026 "The MOC and Implementation Plan support our mutual security interests by setting out an ambitious agenda in pursuit of SMR fleet deployment to meet growing global energy demands," the department said.The US Department of State also said that Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau attended and welcomed the signing of an industry initiative establishing a framework for cooperation between GE Vernova (United States), Hitachi (Japan), Samsung C&T (Republic of Korea), and SGE (Poland) to advance the deployment of the BWRX-300 SMR across Europe.Pentagon Probes How Parts Of US' Most Advanced F-35 Fighter Jet Ended Up In Hong Kong As China Reportedly Obtains Components The department said the international consortium brings together industry leaders from the US, Japan, South Korea and Poland with the aim of delivering reliable baseload nuclear power to millions of people across Europe and promoting over USD 150 billion in reactor investments in the coming years."This important industry milestone demonstrates the impact of leveraging our nations’ complementary industrial strengths to accelerate the deployment of reactors that meet the highest standards of nuclear safety, security, and nonproliferation," the media note said.The initiative aligns with the broader objectives reflected in the trilateral MOC signed earlier this year by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, the department added. (Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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, after South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) on civil nuclear energy during their talks in Ankara in July. The department did not elaborate on the implementation plan. "The MOC and Implementation Plan support our mutual security interests by setting out an ambitious agenda in pursuit of SMR fleet deployment to meet growing global energy demands," the department said in a media note. The department took note of the recent signing of a key industry initiative that establishes a cooperation framework among four companies from South Korea, the U.S., Japan and Poland -- GE Ve