Italy-based micro-modular reactor developer Terra Innovatum Srl has signed a memorandum of understanding with Italian industrial firm ATB Riva Calzoni - a global supplier and manufacturer of nuclear components - for the preparation, development, and production of Terra Innovatum's SOLO reactor. Under the MoU, Terra Innovatum and ATB will work closely to conduct joint feasibility studies and advance component design, safety evaluations, engineering validation, and regulatory and project risk assessments. At commercialisation stage, ATB is expected to lead component manufacturing and commissioning of SOLO and support commercial production and manufacturing at scale. Terra Innovatum is developing its SOLO micro-modular reactor design, intended to form the basis for a scalable modular energy platform from MWe to GWe-class. "Signing this MoU with ATB is a major inflection point as we move closer to making the first commercial deployment of the SOLO micro-modular reactor a reality," said Terra Innovatum CEO Alessandro Petruzzi.