Elementl Power Developing Utility-Scale Advanced Nuclear Power Project in Southeast Ohio [View all]

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Jun 18, 2026, 08:02 ET

Independent nuclear developer selects GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular reactors

LETART TOWNSHIP, Ohio, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Elementl Power, an independent developer of utility-scale nuclear power projects, announced today that it is pursuing development of a nuclear power plant with a planned capacity of up to 1.5 gigawatts (GW) in Southeast Ohio.

Elementl has signed an Early Works Agreement with GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy to utilize the company's BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMR) for the project, making it among the first new SMR projects in the United States.

The nearly 700-acre Meigs County property is situated along the Ohio River in Letart Township, approximately 100 miles southeast of Columbus. Elementl has agreed to purchase the site from American Municipal Power (AMP).

Elementl recently filed a request with PJM Interconnection to connect the site into the regional transmission system for the first 600 megawatts (MW) of output from the facility. PJM will review Elementl's application and is expected to respond later this year.

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Construction on the first unit is expected to begin in 2030, subject to a final investment decision and regulatory approvals, with an anticipated completion date of 2034

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