British Government Puts HPR1000 On Assessment Track

French and Chinese companies EDF Energy and China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) said Tuesday that the British government had requested nuclear power regulators - namely the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the Environment Agency - to begin a Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of the hybrid UK HPR1000 nuclear reactor technology that is slated for inclusion in Britain's generation mix at a future plant at Bradwell in Essex.(read more)