Programmes and agreements / prg-bg-ustda-beh-smr-prefeasibility-grant

USTDA grant to Bulgarian Energy Holding for SMR design-option and site evaluation

In December 2024 USTDA signed a grant with state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding for a technical analysis of US SMR design options, an examination of potential plant sites and an implementation and financing roadmap. No site or vendor has been chosen.

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

Selection or award

Countries concerned

Bulgaria

Participants and roles

• Government: US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
• Utility: Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH)

Designs named

—

Scale as stated

one or more SMR plants (planned deployment, per WNN)

Announced or first reported

Dec 2024

Status

Active
Grant for a technical analysis and site examination, no site or vendor chosen.

Confidence

low

Last checked

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

Related deployment projects

• No related deployment project is recorded here.

Sources

• US development agency announces grants for Bulgarian nuclear projects (reputable_press, published 18 Dec 2024, accessed 2026-10-14)