UK / Four Companies Progress To Next Stage In Bid To Build Country’s First SMR Nuclear Plants
France’s state-run EDF withdrew from process and US-based NuScale has not made list
Westinghouse AP300
UK / Westinghouse AP300 SMR To Begin Generic Design Assessment
Nuclear plant uses company’s Generation III+ AP1000 advanced technology
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Move follows recent plans to deploy first private reactor units in northeast England
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Companies plan ‘detailed technical and commercial discussions’
Westinghouse AP300 / Company Submits Regulatory Engagement Plan, Targets 2027 Design Certification
‘Game-changing’ mid-sized unit could be under construction by end of decade
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