Gubin Yury/Shutterstock Save for later Print Download Share LinkedIn Twitter Developers of the Darlington small modular reactor (SMR) project, which is on course to be the first commercial SMR built outside of China or Russia, today launched its first-of-a-kind BWRX-300 SMR delivery team under an "innovative contracting approach". Rather than pursuing a traditional engineering, procurement and construction model for the newbuild, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) CEO Ken Hartwick told a Jan. 27 press event that the planners hope to demonstrate "a new way to structure a collaboration agreement." Under this scheme, "OPG as the license-holder will maintain overall responsibility and oversight for the project, and specific responsibility for commissioning, operator training, indigenous and stakeholder engagement," said OPG executive Brenda McDonald. Meanwhile BWRX-300 developer GE-Hitachi will provide the "design, major procurement components, procurement, and engineering," architect-engineer SNC-Lavalin will provide "design, engineering and procurement support", and constructor Aecon will provide "construction management and execution."
