GDA Step 1 of the Holtec SMR: statement of findings
Statement of findings of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) Step 1 for the Holtec 300MWe Small Modular Reactor 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Holtec International GDA聽formally began on 18 October 2023.
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 Holtec International SMR聽design. This statement is published here, along with a report of the findings and a public summary of the report. A is published on the Natural Resources Wales website. 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].