The UK has announced its readiness to begin the pre-licensing generic design assessment (GDA) process for TerraPower’s Natrium reactor after the company’s application was accepted for review, a statement said.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) asked the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Environment Agency (EA) and Natural Resources Wales to start the process following a readiness review. The review concluded that the design is ready to begin GDA.