The UK plans to develop a series of nuclear advanced modular reactors under an agreement with a private US firm ahead of President Trump’s visit to the UK this week.
Centrica and X-energy, a subsidiary of X-energy Reactor Company, have identified EDF and Centrica’s Hartlepool site as the preferred first site for a planned portfolio of up to 6GW.
The agreement represents the first stage in a new trans-Atlantic alliance which could ultimately mobilise at least £40bn in value to bring “clean, safe and affordable power.”
A 12-unit Xe-100 deployment at Hartlepool could add up to 960MW of new capacity. It would be developed at a site adjacent to Hartlepool’s existing nuclear power station, which is currently scheduled to stop generating electricity in 2028.
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