Next-Generation Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) Construction in U.S.
Sector: Power Generation (CCGT) • Location: Tennessee, Alabama, United States
Source: Nikkei Asia
Hitachi is developing next-generation small modular reactors (SMRs) with the U.S. company GE Vernova. The construction of SMRs in Tennessee and Alabama, where the Japanese and U.S. governments have agreed to invest up to $40 billion, is likely to utilize reactors from Hitachi and others, as well as components from IHI and Japan Steel Works.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Power Generation (CCGT), Steel, Nuclear
- Location
- Tennessee, Alabama, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Nikkei Asia
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Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Hitachi is developing next-generation small modular reactors (SMRs) with the U.S. company GE Vernova. The construction of SMRs in Tennessee and Alabama, where the Japanese and U.S. governments have agreed to invest up to $40 billion, is likely to utilize reactors from Hitachi and others, as well as components from IHI and Japan Steel Works. |
Original sector | Energy |
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Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Tennessee, Alabama |
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Source | Nikkei Asia |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Power Generation (CCGT), Steel, Nuclear |
Article published date | 2026-05-23 |
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