Programmes and agreements / prg-ph-meralco-usnc-mmr-prefeasibility
Meralco and Ultra Safe Nuclear micro-modular reactor pre-feasibility study (2023, ended)
In November 2023 Meralco signed a cooperation agreement with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation for a four-month pre-feasibility study of deploying one or more Micro-Modular Reactor systems in the Philippines. The World Nuclear Association reports that the cooperation ended after USNC's October 2024 bankruptcy filing. No project followed.
- Type
- Feasibility or siting study
- Countries concerned
- Philippines
- Participants and roles
- Host or customer: Manila Electric Company (Meralco)
- Developer or vendor: Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation
- Designs named
- USNC Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR) (no design profile)
- Scale as stated
- one or more MMR energy systems (study)
- Announced or first reported
- Nov 2023
- Status
- Ended
Four-month pre-feasibility study agreement, WNA (updated 5 Oct 2026) says the cooperation ended after USNC filed for bankruptcy in October 2024. - 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
- Philippines considers deploying USNC microreactors (reputable_press, published 16 Nov 2023, accessed 2026-10-14)
- Nuclear Power in the Philippines (directory_or_aggregator, accessed 2026-10-14)