GDA Step 1 of the GE-Hitachi SMR: statement of findings
Statement of findings of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) Step 1 for the GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power station design.
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The Environment Agency, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and Natural Resources Wales (the regulators) have an assessment process which enables them to scrutinise new nuclear power station designs before they are built in the UK. This process is called generic design assessment (GDA).
Step 1 of the聽GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy International LLC (UK Branch) GDA聽formally began on 25 January 2024.
The regulators have now completed Step 1 of the聽GDA聽and the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales have issued a joint Step 1 statement of findings on the GE-Hitachi BWRX-300聽SMR聽design. This statement is published here, along with a report of the findings and a public summary of the report. A聽聽is published on the Natural Resources Wales website.听ONR鈥檚 reports are published on the聽.
Any nuclear power station design company going through聽GDA聽is required to set up a public comments process. Make a comment on the聽.听
罢丑别听GDA聽process is described in the聽GDA聽guidance for Requesting Parties.
For any questions about these reports, email:聽[email protected].
Updates to this page
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Updated section 7 of the 'GDA Step 1 of the GE-Hitachi SMR: statement of findings public summary' about public and stakeholder engagement to say that the regulators will consider any comments received up to 31 August 2025.
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First published.