Fermi Energy and Estonian construction and industrial companies were visited by representatives of the Canadian nuclear industry from Canada's largest construction companies. SNC Lavalin and Aecon representatives with a view to finding partners both for the construction of a small reactor in Estonia and for the production and subcontracting of components for other new nuclear power plants planned in Europe.
Aecon and SNC Lavalin have strong and long-standing nuclear experience in the design and construction of the Canadian CANDU reactors as well as a growing experience in the design and construction of the first BWRX-300 reactor in Darlington, Ontario. The same experience would also be used to build a small reactor in Estonia. Among the Estonian companies present at the meetings, in addition to Fermi Energia, were BLRT Group, Maru Ehitus, Merko Ehitus and Sweco.
