Construction project management (PM) specialist HanmiGlobal has kicked off a full-fledged push into the U.S. market for small modular reactors (SMRs), a next-generation core energy source.
HanmiGlobal said on the 24th that it held an SMR briefing on the 22nd (local time) in Washington, D.C., inviting potential local clients and unveiling its plan to establish a new business development corporation in the United States.
The event was jointly organized by the Global America Business Institute (GABI), a Washington, D.C.-based institute specializing in global energy and climate policy, and HanmiGlobal. The seminar drew key stakeholders such as EdgeCore, a major U.S. data center operator, Dominion Energy, a power supplier, and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), along with nuclear experts and policymakers.
In addition, leading U.S. SMR technology developers such as TerraPower, ARC, and Core Power, as well as representative corporations in Korea's nuclear ecosystem that partner with them—including Doosan Enerbility, POSCO International, Korea Electric Power Technology Co., Ltd. (KEPCO E&C), and Enerzin—took part to share cooperation plans for supplying power to data centers and a vision for nuclear energy.
Through the briefing, HanmiGlobal focused on presenting collaboration models for SMR projects, its project management capabilities, and plans to operate a future local corporation. The U.S. SMR market has strong growth potential in line with clean energy policies, but there are many hurdles to clear, including stringent permitting, securing supply chains, and managing construction costs.
In response, HanmiGlobal plans to establish an integrated SMR project developer that covers every stage—from business planning and permitting to design, procurement, construction, and grid interconnection—to tackle these challenges head-on. At the briefing, the company also emphasized potential synergies with Korea's nuclear power industry and the customized management functions it can provide to data center and power corporations.
HanmiGlobal aims to go beyond participating only in the construction phase and, through the new U.S. corporation, grow into a developer that directly leads the entire process of SMR projects from planning to construction management. In particular, by using this local corporation as a bridgehead, it plans to serve as a conduit for domestic nuclear designers, component manufacturers, and builders to enter the U.S. market stably. Through this, it intends to unearth new business opportunities in the United States and strengthen its role as a platform connecting Korea's nuclear supply chain with U.S. demand.
A HanmiGlobal official said, "The U.S. SMR market is expected to grow explosively as AI data centers expand and power demand rises," and noted, "HanmiGlobal is pushing to establish a local SMR project development company based on its extensive project execution capabilities in the U.S. construction market and Korea's proven nuclear technology."