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Thailand's EGAT and USTDA sign agreement for preliminary SMR study
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Energy Minister Akanat Promphan, US Deputy Secretary of Energy James Danly, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy Prasert Sinsukprasert and US Ambassador to Thailand Sean K. O’Neill witnessed the signing of a grant agreement between the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to support a preliminary feasibility study for a small modular reactor (SMR) power plant project.
Key facts
- Hardy, USTDA deputy director serving as acting director, and EGAT Governor Narin Phoawanich at Gastech 2026, held at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) in Bangkok.
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- Hardy said that, for the United States, the cooperation reflected the country’s commitment to promoting American innovation and its leadership in the peaceful use of nuclear energy and advanced nuclear technology.
Summary
The agreement was signed by Thomas R. Hardy, USTDA deputy director serving as acting director, and EGAT Governor Narin Phoawanich at Gastech 2026, held at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) in Bangkok.
Hardy said that, for the United States, the cooperation reflected the country’s commitment to promoting American innovation and its leadership in the peaceful use of nuclear energy and advanced nuclear technology.