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South Korea, US and Japan agree to cooperate on SMR deployment, Seoul says

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8 July 2026

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opportunities

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Clean EnergyEnergy Storage

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JapanSouth KoreaUnited States

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Read at arabnews.jp

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Fusion42 · 8 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

South Korea, the US, and Japan have signed a trilateral agreement to cooperate on small modular reactor (SMR) deployment in third countries, positioning themselves as competitive energy solution providers in Asia-Pacific and beyond.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy and Energy Storage.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Founders in nuclear tech, energy infrastructure, and grid modernization have a concrete new market opening: three major economies committing to coordinated SMR rollout in third countries creates demand for supply chain, licensing, and deployment-enablement startups.

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1 source · 8 Jul 2026

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