We are pleased to announce that Holtec concluded a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Škoda Praha and Hyundai Engineering and Construction (HDEC) on October 11th to advance the planning for construction of SMR-160s in the Czech Republic.
We are pleased to announce that Holtec International and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (Hyundai E&C) held a signing ceremony on October 18 at Holtec’s Technology Campus in Camden, NJ to mark the launching of an accelerated program to complete the balance of plant design of the remaining systems and structures for the SMR-160 advanced small modular reactor.
We are pleased to announce the completion of design and computer simulation phases of Holtec’s HI-HEAT™ district heating system, which has been underway since May 2020.
The Nuclear Waste Partnership, LLC, following a rigorous procurement process, has established a supply contract with Holtec Government Services, a Holtec International subsidiary, for fabrication, testing and delivery of twelve HalfPACT Type B transportation containers for shipment of transuranic waste to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, New Mexico. NFT-EPD, an experienced Carlsbad-based manufacturer, is the named subcontractor to Holtec Government Services on this project.
The Nuclear Waste Partnership, LLC, following a rigorous procurement process, has established a supply contract with Holtec Government Services, a Holtec International subsidiary, for fabrication, testing and delivery of twelve HalfPACT Type B transportation containers for shipment of transuranic waste to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, New Mexico. NFT-EPD, an experienced Carlsbad-based manufacturer, is the named subcontractor to Holtec Government Services on this project.
We hail the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes landmark provisions to support deployment of nuclear power and other clean energy technologies.
We are pleased to report that Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), India’s sole nuclear plant owner and operator, has placed its first order for spent fuel and damaged fuel storage racks for its new away-from-reactor wet storage facility for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) with Holtec Asia, a Holtec subsidiary.
When eight high school graduates began work as Holtec International associates the end of June, they brought with them the skills that often only come with time and experience. But thanks to a strong partnership between several area Commercial and Technical Education (CTE) schools, these young individuals got a jump-start on their future and Holtec is reaping the benefits of expert tradespeople.
On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved Part I of Holtec International’s loan application for building small modular reactors (SMRs) and invited the company to apply for a federal loan to help build four SMR-160s and to expand the company’s manufacturing capacity to build the first wave of nuclear reactors in large numbers.
We are pleased to announce that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for Holtec International’s proposed HI-STORE consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for spent nuclear fuel in Southeastern New Mexico.