The government body set up to oversee the deployment of new nuclear power plants in the UK has entered the final stage of its small modular reactor (SMR) selection process and is on track to make final decisions in the Spring.

Great British Nuclear (GBN) said on 28 February that an invitation to submit a final tender has been issued to the four remaining vendors in the process, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy International, Holtec Britain, Rolls-Royce SMR and Westinghouse Electric Company UK.

GBN said it had concluded the negotiation phase with the four bidders. GBN said in November that it had started detailed negotiations with them.