UK regulators asked to begin 3-step GDA of Xe-100 reactor
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero requested the assessment on September 15 after a readiness review concluded the design was ready.
Key facts
- ONR, Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales will run the three-step assessment
- Assessment start pending agreement on timescales and resources
- Xe-100 is a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor design from X-energy UK
- X-energy UK also in Tier 3 preliminary design review on selected topics
The Office for Nuclear Regulation said on September 15 that it, the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales have been asked to begin a three-step Generic Design Assessment of X-energy UK Holdings Ltd.'s Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor design.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero made the request, after a readiness review of X-energy UK Holdings' application. That review concluded the design is ready to enter the GDA process.
The assessment will begin once arrangements on timescales and resources are in place, the ONR said. X-energy UK Holdings is also engaging with UK regulators through a Tier 3 Preliminary Design Review covering selected topic areas of the Xe-100 design.
