Doosan Enerbility Selected as Equipment Supplier for TerraPower’s SMR Project in the U.S.

Doosan Enerbility will collaborate with U.S.-based TerraPower to supply the main equipment for its first Small Modular Reactor (SMR) project.

On December 19th, Doosan Enerbility announced it had signed a contract with TerraPower to explore manufacturing possibilities and provide design support for SMR main equipment. Under this contract, Doosan Enerbility will assist in evaluating and designing the components for TerraPower's first SMR demonstration unit, and will commence the production of three key components—reactor pressure vessels, reactor supports, and core structures—starting next year. TerraPower is working on a project to construct a 345MW SMR unit in Wyoming, USA.



This is the first project by a Generation IV SMR developer to apply for a construction permit from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and begin construction of an Energy Island in March of this year.

The project is progressing smoothly with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and aims to begin commercial operations by 2030.

"We are proud to be part of TerraPower's flagship SMR project," said Jong-doo Kim, Vice President of Doosan Enerbility's Nuclear Business Group. "We will use this opportunity to advance our manufacturing capabilities and construct new production facilities to establish ourselves as a leader in the global SMR foundry market." Founded in 2008 by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, TerraPower is an SMR developer that specializes in sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) technology.

This technology operates by transferring the heat generated from nuclear fission to a liquid sodium coolant, which then produces steam used to generate electricity..