Bloomberg: The US is negotiating to deploy small modular reactors in Southeast Asian countries

Washington is negotiating with several countries in Southeast Asia (SEA) about the deployment of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). This was reported by Bloomberg in consultation with Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs Andrew Light.

According to him, Washington representatives discussed this issue with colleagues from the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Light noted that the United States intends to “conduct intergovernmental negotiations on the current SMR scope.”

As the agency writes, unlike traditional nuclear reactors, which are huge structures that take several years to build, SMRs are much smaller in size and can be produced at a factory, operated Transported by truck or rail and assembled at the installation site.

In November 2023, the United States and the Philippines signed a bilateral nuclear energy agreement in San Francisco, commonly known as the “1, 2, 3 agreement.” The State Department said the document “lays out a comprehensive framework for peaceful nuclear cooperation between the Philippines and the United States based on shared commitments on nuclear non-proliferation and, in accordance with US law, for transfer permit (to the Philippines). ) nuclear-related equipment and materials for peaceful use.”