US and South Korea outline $120bn plan for eight nuclear units
· Energy · United States · South Korea
The US Department of Commerce outlined a $120 billion framework agreement to build six Westinghouse AP1000 units and two South Korean APR1400 units in the United States. The deal would mark one of the largest nuclear construction programmes in decades and deepen US-Korean reactor cooperation.
Why it matters：New-build commitments of this scale would reshape global reactor supply chains and signal whether Western nuclear capacity can actually scale after years of stalled projects.
Key points
- Six Westinghouse AP1000 and two APR1400 units are covered.
- The framework was announced by the US Department of Commerce.
- Total value is put at USD 120 billion.
Sources (original reporting)
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