Plans to build small nuclear reactors in parts of Wales and England have passed the first safety assessment hurdle.
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Environment Agency, and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have announced that they are progressing to the next phase of their assessment of Rolls-Royce 470 MW small module reactor (SMR) design.
The project, which was awarded £210m grant funding in 2021 from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has progressed to step two of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) after completing the first round of assessment by the UK’s independent nuclear regulators.
