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MHI, Hitachi reviving Japan’s nuclear power industry

Hitachi also targeting small modular reactors in the UK together with GE

by Scott Foster October 9, 2022October 12, 2022

Concept of a plant based on the SRZ-1200 design. Image: MHI

After Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in late August, ordered the development and construction of new nuclear power plants, Japan’s nuclear power plant builders are quickly following up with new and safer reactors.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) on September 29 announced the conceptual design of a new light-water nuclear reactor with additional safety features. The very next day, September 30, it was reported that Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy is also designing its own new reactor with enhanced safety features.