Elementl Power Developing Utility-Scale Advanced Nuclear Power Project in Southeast Ohio

[OKIsItJustMe]

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/elementl-power-developing-utility-scale-advanced-nuclear-power-project-in-southeast-ohio-302804339.html

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Elementl Power Inc.
Jun 18, 2026, 08:02 ET

Independent nuclear developer selects GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular reactors

LETART TOWNSHIP, Ohio, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Elementl Power, an independent developer of utility-scale nuclear power projects, announced today that it is pursuing development of a nuclear power plant with a planned capacity of up to 1.5 gigawatts (GW) in Southeast Ohio.

Elementl has signed an Early Works Agreement with GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy to utilize the company's BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMR) for the project, making it among the first new SMR projects in the United States.

The nearly 700-acre Meigs County property is situated along the Ohio River in Letart Township, approximately 100 miles southeast of Columbus. Elementl has agreed to purchase the site from American Municipal Power (AMP).

Elementl recently filed a request with PJM Interconnection to connect the site into the regional transmission system for the first 600 megawatts (MW) of output from the facility. PJM will review Elementl's application and is expected to respond later this year.

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Construction on the first unit is expected to begin in 2030, subject to a final investment decision and regulatory approvals, with an anticipated completion date of 2034

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https://www.gevernova.com/nuclear/carbon-free-power/bwrx-300-small-modular-reactor

[Envirogal]

1. Great use of rivers--powering gigantic cement-laden plants

And of course, dealing with the remaining nuclear waste that no one still knows what to do with.

I guess it will just blend in with all of that ag run off.

[OKIsItJustMe]

2. Don't forget

(Like fossil fuel power plants, and likely nuclear fusion plants) nuclear fision plants like this use tremendous amounts of water in their operation. (That’s why they are built next to rivers, lakes & oceans.) The water is used to cool the reactors (or looked at another way, the reactors heat the water) the iconic, steaming “cooling towers” people associate with nuclear reactors are also used by large coal plants.



Some of the heated water is released back into the body it was drawn from, giving the creatures living there a nice warm bath. The nuclear reactor boils water, to drive a turbine to generate electricity. The process is typically about ⅓ efficient, with most of the energy being lost as "waste heat".

[not fooled]

3. Is this one the result of corrputing Ohio state government?

and making ratepayers cover the risk?