Doicesti | Romania Feed

The shareholders of Nuclearelectrica (stock symbol: SNN), the operator of Romania's Cernavoda nuclear power plant (NPP), have approved the final investment decision for a 462 MW small modular reactor (SMR) project in the southern commune of Doicesti, Dambovita county, which will use technology developed by U.S.-based NuScale Power, Nuclearelectrica announced on Thursday (Feb 12).

The Romanian National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN) has approved the Licensing Basis Document (LBD) for the NuScale small modular reactor (SMR) powerplant in Doicesti.

Construction material manufacturer Soceram (Campina) plans to build a new plant in Doicesti, Dambovita County, where it already has a production facility, in order to relocate the operation.

The first small modular reactor project in the world will be built in Romania, in Doicesti (Dambovita County, southern Romania) Energy Minister Virgil Popescu announced on Monday.