Programmes and agreements / prg-kr-nano-ds-danseok-mmr-mou

NANO Nuclear Energy and DS Danseok memorandum on introducing micro modular reactors in South Korea (2026)

DS Danseok, a South Korean resource-recycling energy company, announced in January 2026 a memorandum with NANO Nuclear Energy on introducing micro modular reactors in Korea, covering technology review, regulatory response, supply chain and business models for industrial sites, with a possible phased introduction. The specific NANO design is not named. No site or order exists.

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

South Korea

Participants and roles

• Developer or vendor: NANO Nuclear Energy
• Host or customer: DS Danseok

Designs named

—

Scale as stated

Not stated by the sources

Announced or first reported

Jan 2026

Status

Active
Cooperation memorandum on technology review, regulation and business models, no site or order.

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

• Agreements for potential deployment of NANO microreactors (reputable_press, published 12 Jan 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)