GE HITACHI receives US$42.7 million donation to implement its SMR project in UK

A GE Hitachi Nuclear Power (GEH) has received a $42.7 million grant to support the development of its BWRX-300 small modular reactor in the UK. The project will now enter the General Project Appraisal (GDA) process. GEH presented its nomination Funding Future Nuclear Power With an experienced England team incl Jacobs, Laing O'Rourke This is Cavendish nucleusTogether Sinthos Green Energy, an investor and developer from Poland. The company said it is developing a UK supply chain that includes an MoU with Sheffield Forgemasters For a potential supply contract for British sourced steel to support deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMRs). The GEH Future Nuclear Enabling Fund (FNEF) program consists of two-stage business readiness activities, including an advanced production plan and an operator plan. The Department of Energy Conservation and Net Zero (DESNZ) has now announced the application “Exceeded quality thresholds in all four evaluation criteria and successfully completed departmental due diligence processes and administrative approvals.”

Supported by GEH Jacobs, It has supported applications for new nuclear power plant projects in the UK since 2007. In October, it was announced GEH reached the next stage of the competition Large British Nuclear SMR. Chairman and CEO of GEH, J Wilman (main photo), said “We believe our BWRX-300 small modular reactor will be an excellent solution to the UK's decarbonisation and energy security targets, and we are grateful that the UK Government has awarded this FNEF grant to help demonstrate this. We have assembled a world-class team to deliver the BWRX-300 to the UK. As we continue to build a strong UK supply chain, its readiness for regulatory acceptance and deployment.

To the Minister of Atomic Energy, Andrew Bowie (Photo at left), “The biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years is underway in the UK, with small modular reactors front and center in this rapid renaissance. GE Hitachi's current funding of £33.6 million will help it develop its program, placing us in an excellent position to be one of the first to implement this revolutionary technology.