Japan's IHI banks on Romanian project to maintain nuclear expertise

Component for small modular reactor completed as AI fuels fresh demand

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About 620 of IHI's new wall modules are to be installed in a small modular reactor in Romania. (Photo by Masashi Isawa)

MASASHI ISAWA

TOKYO -- IHI has completed a prototype component for a next-generation nuclear plant in Romania, the Japanese industrial group said Tuesday, viewing the power project as a chance to maintain its technology and expertise in the field as the industry in Japan stalls.

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