Overview
The UK’s electricity grid is in a state of transition as Parliament has set the ambitious goal of cutting the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. With much of its current nuclear fleet fast-approaching end-of-life, modern innovations like GVH’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) promise to help the UK deliver on its net-carbon-zero promise and become energy independent.
In January 2024, UK regulators (in both England and Wales) initiated a two-step GDA for GVH’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor design following a readiness review of GVH’s application to the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero. The GDA helps ensure that a proposed reactor design can be constructed, operated, and decommissioned according to safety, security, and environmental protection standards required in the United Kingdom. GVH’s UK-based team is backed by ORLEN Synthos Green Energy, an investor and developer specializing in SMRs.
Explore the links below to learn about GVH's technology and the GDA process.
Public comments
Public comments are a part of the regulators’ requirements for GDA. Relevant comments will be seen by regulators and used in GDA process.