Programmes and agreements / prg-ae-nano-ehc-kronos-mou

NANO Nuclear Energy and EHC Investment memorandum on KRONOS MMR deployment in the UAE

On 24 February 2026 NANO Nuclear Energy signed a memorandum with Abu Dhabi holding company EHC Investment to explore a joint venture for deploying micro modular reactors, notably KRONOS MMR, in the UAE and the wider Gulf. A formal joint venture is anticipated only after securing a first commercial project or order.

Not a deployment project. SMR plans, agreements, studies and government programmes that are not (yet) a single deployment project. They are listed separately and are never counted as projects or reactors.

Type

Cooperation agreement or MOU

Countries concerned

United Arab Emirates

Participants and roles

• Developer or vendor: NANO Nuclear Energy
• Investor: EHC Investment L.L.C.

Designs named

KRONOS MMR

Scale as stated

no units or sites

Announced or first reported

24 Feb 2026

Status

Active
MoU to explore a joint venture, to be formed only after a first commercial project or order.

Confidence

medium

Last checked

2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)

Related deployment projects

• No related deployment project is recorded here.

Sources

• NANO Nuclear Energy Signs Memorandum of Understanding with EHC Investment L.L.C to Advance Micro Modular Reactor Deployment in the UAE (company_primary, published 24 Feb 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)