SGE to cooperate with Spanish fuel manufacturers

SGE said the two agreements will "strengthen the company's capabilities in nuclear fuel strategy, procurement preparation, and supply-chain development".

Under the agreement with Enusa, SGE will work on developing a roadmap towards a fuel material procurement model, including strategic, technical, and commercial cooperation regarding the procurement of low-enriched uranium in the form of UF6, its components, and delivery to the manufacturing or re-conversion plant.

Under the agreement with GNF Enusa (Genusa), SGE will receive consultancy, training, and engineering support related to organisational and technical aspects of nuclear fuel supply, as well as manufactured nuclear fuel and related engineering services. Genusa was incorporated in 1996 as a joint venture between state-owned Enusa and Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) - itself a GE-led joint venture with Hitachi. It manufactures and sells nuclear fuel and related services to BWR operators across Europe.

"The two agreements are an important step in expanding the European supply chain around the BWRX-300 and reinforcing the industrial foundations needed for fleet deployment," SGE said. "They also leverage the established operating track record of GNF2, the proven nuclear fuel design, which has been licensed and used in Europe for nearly two decades. For SGE, fuel readiness is a critical part of building a BWRX-300 fleet deployment platform. Alongside regulatory progress, project development, financing, and industrial execution, the long-term availability of fuel-related services and supply arrangements will be essential to delivering repeatable nuclear projects at scale."

The BWRX-300 is a 300 MWe water-cooled, natural circulation SMR with passive safety systems that leverages the design and licensing basis of GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy's (GVH's) US Nuclear Regulatory Commission-certified ESBWR boiling water reactor (BWR) design and its existing, licensed GNF2 fuel design. GVH's first BWRX-300 is under construction at Ontario Power Generation's Darlington site in Canada, with completion expected by the end of the decade.

SGE - part of the MS Galleon Group - is a co-investor in the standard design for the BWRX-300 and is in the process of establishing SMR partnerships and projects in a number of Central and Eastern European countries, including the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania. Its flagship project is being implemented in Poland in collaboration with Orlen, with work under way at three sites and the first unit expected to be commissioned in 2032.

"Across Europe, we are building the industrial and supply chain foundations needed to deploy the BWRX-300 at scale," said SGE CEO Rafał Kasprów. "Our agreements with Enusa and Genusa add an important fuel-related dimension to that work, strengthening the broader ecosystem required for fleet deployment across multiple markets. Together, these partnerships help reinforce the practical delivery model we are advancing in Europe, built on proven technology, strong industrial cooperation, and the capabilities needed to execute projects over the long term."