{"id":86418,"date":"2017-11-16T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=a6ac80b86afe6bdfd544384eea52bafe"},"modified":"2017-11-16T11:15:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T11:15:00","slug":"press-release-second-phase-of-assessment-on-new-nuclear-reactor-for-uk-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=86418","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Second phase of assessment on new nuclear reactor for UK begins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The ONR<\/abbr> and the Environment Agency announced today that they are progressing to the next phase of their assessment of a new nuclear reactor design for the UK.<\/p>\n

The assessment follows preparatory work by General Nuclear System Ltd (GNS<\/abbr>) and the regulators.
\nThe process, known as Generic Design Assessment (GDA<\/abbr>), allows the regulators to begin assessing the safety, security and environmental aspects of new reactor designs before site-specific proposals are brought forward.<\/p>\n

In addition, GNS<\/abbr> will be launching a comments process<\/a>, which enables anyone to submit comments and questions about the reactor design to the company for their response.<\/p>\n

Mike Finnerty, ONR<\/abbr>\u2019s Deputy Chief Inspector and Director of ONR<\/abbr>\u2019s New Reactors Division said:<\/p>\n

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The purpose of GDA<\/abbr> is to determine whether the design meets the robust safety and security standards to make it suitable for use in the UK. I am satisfied that there are adequate project management and technical provisions in place to enter step 2 of the process and, as regulators, we can begin our technical assessment phase.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Steve Hardy, Environment Agency Nuclear Regulation Group Manager said:<\/p>\n

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In this GDA<\/abbr> we\u2019re assessing the environmental acceptability of a new reactor design from China, the UK HPR1000. We\u2019ll identify any issues or concerns we have with the UK HPR1000 and work with GNS<\/abbr>, China General Nuclear (CGN<\/abbr>)\/EDF\u2019s company bringing this reactor to the UK, to make sure it understands our expectations and delivers a design that meets them.<\/p>\n

We are beginning a process of robust scrutiny on which we will report our progress and findings. People can contribute to this work through the comments process that can be accessed from our websites.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Notes to editors<\/h2>\n

GDA<\/abbr> is a joint process between the ONR<\/abbr> and the Environment Agency.<\/p>\n

GDA<\/abbr> enables the nuclear regulators to assess the safety, security and environmental impacts of any new reactor designs at a generic level, before receiving an application to build a particular nuclear power station design at a specific location.<\/p>\n

Due to the complexity and the level of scrutiny required in the GDA<\/abbr> process it is expected to take around 4 years to complete, provided GNS<\/abbr> meet the timetable for submissions and the submissions are of sufficient detail.<\/p>\n

Bradwell Power Generation Company Ltd, a joint subsidiary of CGN<\/abbr> and EDF, proposes to construct a new nuclear power station at their site next to the existing Magnox site at Bradwell in Essex<\/p>\n

Read more about assessing nuclear power station designs<\/a><\/p>\n

Read more about the GDA<\/abbr> process on the joint regulators\u2019 website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more about General Nuclear System\u2019s UK HPR1000<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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