Great British Nuclear's Simon Bowen on SMR contest, and UK's 24GW plans

World Nuclear News

The UK has plans to quadruple its nuclear energy capacity to 24GW by 2050. The government released its plan to get to that figure with its Civil Nuclear: Roadmap to 2050. The arms-length delivery body established for new nuclear is Great British Nuclear, and in this episode, its Chairman Simon Bowen discusses the plans, and the changes proposed in how sites are chosen and in establishing other routes to market for new nuclear.
Bowen also sets out the latest on the UK's on-going small modular reactor competition. At the moment there are six shortlisted - EDF, GE Hitachi, Holtec, NuScale, Rolls-Royce SMR and Westinghouse. The aim is to get the invitation to tender documents out very soon, he said, with contracts agreed later this year with up to four of them, which would take them through to a financial investment decision by 2029.
Key links to find out more:
World Nuclear News
Great British Nuclear
Consultation on siting new nuclear
Consultation on alternative routes to market
UK SMR selection contest: Six companies into next stage

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Episode credit: Presenter Alex Hunt. Co-produced and mixed by Pixelkisser Production