Balfour Beatty signs deal with US firm to build mini nuclear reactors

By Daniel Gayne2022-12-20T11:29:00

First plant could be up and running by end of decade

Balfour Beatty could be among the first contractors to build a small modular nuclear reactor in the UK after signing an agreement with US energy firm Holtec.

Under a memorandum of understanding announced yesterday, the UK’s biggest builder will work with Hyundai Engineering and Construction as main construction partner to Holtec, working alongside the Korean firm on civil construction and the installation of M&E systems.

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