USNC Announces Construction of $232M MMR Assembly Plant in Gadsden, Ala.

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. (USNC), a Seattle-based company that’s expanding microreactor technologies, plans to invest $232 million to locate a facility in Gadsden, Ala., to produce its Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR).

The announcement was made by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on June 21.

The highly automated MMR Assembly Plant (MAP) will manufacture, assemble, test and inspect the nonradiological modules needed to construct its advanced microreactors, reported Alabama News Center. No radioactive material is to be used or stored at the company’s Gadsden facility. page 2

USNC said the plant will be the nation’s first commercial scale microreactor production facility. When operational, MAP will employ 250 professional and technical workers.

Construction is to begin in 2024, with the facility operational in 2027.