GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy receives a £33.6m UK grant for BWRX-300 SMR regulatory acceptance and deployment.

On Thursday, it was announced that GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has been awarded a £33.6m UK Future Nuclear Enabling Fund grant to accelerate regulatory acceptance and its deployment readiness of its BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR). The US-based firm is one of six companies shortlisted by the UK government for potential support in delivering a new wave of nuclear reactors. Small modular reactors are expected to play an important role in the UK's expansion of its nuclear energy industry.

January 26, 2024
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