Westinghouse Electric Company and Ansaldo Nucleare signed a new cooperation agreement to develop a next-generation nuclear power plant based on Lead-cooled Fast Reactor (LFR) technology.
Under this new agreement, the two companies will advance a common design to maximize synergies, combine experience in design, testing and licensing, and align respective partner and supply chain organizations. The agreement builds upon development activities already underway in the United Kingdom, United States, Italy, and Romania, where more than 10 state-of-the-art, lead-based test facilities are being installed.
The LFR technology combines the use of liquid lead as a coolant, high-temperature operation, and fast-neutron spectrum with engineering solutions promoting design simplicity and robustness. The objective is step change performance improvement relative to traditional nuclear technology, including enhanced economics, market versatility beyond electricity and improved sustainab