Engineering & ConstructionSamsung C&T joins NuScale effort to build small nuclear reactors
South Korean company invests in U.S. startup, gaining role in planned projects
An image of a NuScale power plant that would host small modular reactors. (Photo courtesy of NuScale)
KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer
SEOUL -- Samsung C&T will participate in an effort led by NuScale to build small nuclear power plants, the South Korean company said Tuesday, making a $70 million investment in an American startup that aims to produce a safer, lower-cost reactor design.