{"id":39995,"date":"2024-07-24T16:03:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T13:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuclearelectrica.ro\/?p=39995"},"modified":"2025-02-24T13:47:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:47:49","slug":"doicesti-smr-project-continues-ropower-nuclear-and-fluor-corporation-sign-feed-2-contract-for-project-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuclearelectrica.ro\/snn\/en\/2024\/07\/24\/doicesti-smr-project-continues-ropower-nuclear-and-fluor-corporation-sign-feed-2-contract-for-project-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Doicesti SMR project continues: RoPower Nuclear and Fluor Corporation sign FEED 2 contract for project development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Press release<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bucharest, July 24th, 2024 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SN Nuclearelectrica SA and RoPower Nuclear, the\nproject company dedicated to the Doice\u0219ti Small Modular Reactor (SMR) project,\nannounce the signing of the Front-End Engineering and Design Phase 2 (FEED 2)\ncontract with Fluor Corporation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The signing ceremony took place during the\nPartnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) summit\nand marks an important milestone in Romania’s journey towards the development\nof clean and safe energy technologies. The SMR Doice\u0219ti project aims to develop\nEurope’s first nuclear power plant with SMR NuScale Power technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sebastian Burduja, Romania’s Minister of\nEnergy, Alexandru-Mihai Ghigiu, Head of the Prime Minister’s Chancellery, and\nJennifer Granholm, US Secretary of Energy, witnessed the event which\nhighlighted the strategic importance of the SMR project for both the Romanian\nand global energy landscapes, and emphasized the strong bilateral cooperation\nand the critical role of SMR technology in addressing climate change and\nincreasing energy resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This investment has\nthe potential to put our country on the map of the most important global\ncenters of energy innovation. Romania aims to become an example for other\ncountries in the region, where there are dozens of similar coal-fired power plants\nthat could be transformed more quickly into nuclear power generation capacity –\nzero CO2 band production – using SMR technology. Safe, clean and competitively\npriced energy. Moreover, this objective will also play a crucial role in\nbalancing the national energy system, being much more flexible in terms of\nadjusting energy production to large nuclear reactors. Romania must have\ncourage and take on big projects because history shows us that we can do\nextraordinary things. Our country, by tradition, has achieved firsts in the\nfield of energy, from having the third largest natural gas market in the world\nto becoming the first natural gas exporter in Europe,” said Sebastian\nBurduja, Minister of Energy.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“With the strong\nsupport of the United States, Romania will double its nuclear energy production\nand will be among the first countries in the world to implement the small\nmodular nuclear reactor technology. Also, with a historical volume of\ninvestments in green, nuclear and geothermal energy, the modernization of the\nnational system and the improvement of interconnection capacity with all\nsurrounding countries, Romania has all the arguments to become a regional\nleader in the energy sector,” said the head of the\nPrime Minister’s Chancellery, Alexandru-Mihai Ghigiu. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are thrilled to\ncontinue our progress with the Doice\u0219ti SMR project. The continued development\nof this advanced nuclear project is a testament to the strong partnership\nbetween Romania and the United States, reflecting our shared goals of energy security\nand environmental stewardship. The project aligns with our strategy to improve\nRomania’s energy mix and support the transition to clean energy,” said\nCosmin Ghi\u021b\u0103, CEO of Nuclearelectrica.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are building a\nsolid project basis for the future SMR plant at Doice\u0219ti. The signing of FEED 2\nmarks the beginning of a strong partnership with the American company Fluor,\nwith its rich and global experience in the development of large industrial\nenergy projects”, said Melania Amuza, CEO of RoPower Nuclear.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are pleased to\ncontinue our role in supporting this important project to deploy the next\ngeneration of nuclear power to produce clean and reliable baseload electricity\nfor Romania and Europe,” said Pierre Bechelany, president of Fluor’s LNG\n& Power division. “When completed, the plant will be the first of its\nkind in Europe.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“NOVA Power & Gas\nis honored to be a partner in this strategic initiative and we are pleased that\nthe Doice\u0219ti project is proceeding as planned. Romania remains a leader among\ncountries aiming to deploy SMR power plants, an essential technology as Europe\ntransitions to a stable and carbon-free energy mix. Thus, our country confirms\nits place as a major player in the nuclear industry”, said Teofil Mure\u0219an,\n<\/strong>CEO\nand Chairman of E-INFRA Group, which NOVA Power & Gas is part of.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Doice\u0219ti project has\nreceived substantial support from both the Romanian government and\ninternational partners, including a significant grant from the U.S. Trade and\nDevelopment Agency (USTDA).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“NuScale Power Modules\u2122\nwas the technology chosen by RoPower for their Doice\u0219ti plant in support of\nRomania’s clean energy needs. Advanced nuclear power will play a crucial role\nin the global energy transition,” said John Hopkins, President and CEO of\nNuScale.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration between\nNuclearelectrica, RoPower Nuclear, Nova Power & Gas (part of the E-INFRA\ngroup), Fluor, Samsung C&T Corporation and Sargent & Lundy will\nfacilitate the development and deployment of NuScale small modular reactor\n(SMR) power plants in Romania, capitalizing on the expertise of these companies\nin the field of nuclear energy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the FEED Phase 2\ncontract, Fluor is committed to provide RoPower Nuclear with the design and\nengineering services required for the implementation of the Doice\u0219ti SMR\nnuclear project.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The provision of these\nservices will be in accordance with best practice in the nuclear industry, as\nwell as the technical and commercial conditions and specifications set by\nRoPower Nuclear, including safety, non-proliferation, cyber and information\nsecurity standards. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the FEED 2\nphase we will have an updated cost estimate for the project, an updated project\nschedule, as well as the design and all related nuclear safety and security\nanalyses necessary for the final investment decision. The SMR plant using\nNuScale technology will generate almost 200 permanent jobs in the plant, 1,500\njobs in the construction phase and 2,300 jobs in production. The Doice\u0219ti SMR\nplant will help Romania avoid 4 million tons of CO2 emissions per year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Press release Bucharest, July 24th, 2024 SN Nuclearelectrica SA and RoPower Nuclear, the project company dedicated to the Doice\u0219ti Small Modular Reactor (SMR) project, announce the signing of the Front-End Engineering and Design Phase 2 (FEED 2) contract with Fluor Corporation. The signing ceremony took place during the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39993,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,262],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-en","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuclearelectrica.ro\/snn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuclearelectrica.ro\/snn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuclearelectrica.ro\/snn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuclearelectrica.ro\/snn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuclearelectrica.ro\/snn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39995"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nuclearelectrica.ro\/snn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43711,"href":"https:\/\/nuclearelectrica.ro\/snn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39995\/revisions\/43711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuclearelectrica.ro\/snn\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuclearelectrica.ro\/snn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuclearelectrica.ro\/snn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuclearelectrica.ro\/snn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}