Syllabus Coverage: NFC1.1, NFC1.2
Key Points
- The UK government supports new nuclear build, financed and built by the private sector.
- Hinkley Point C (two EPR reactors, ~3.2 GWe total) is under construction in Somerset.
- The Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process allows reactor designs to be assessed before site-specific licensing.
- The Planning Act 2008 streamlined the planning process for major infrastructure including nuclear.
- Recent developments include the establishment of Great British Nuclear and the SMR competition.