Nuclear: UK pushes forward with small advanced modular reactor program

Michael Holder
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The government hopes to have the first AMR demonstrator up and running by the mid 2030s | Credit: iStock
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The government hopes to have the first AMR demonstrator up and running by the mid 2030s | Credit: iStock

Government touts High Temperature Gas Reactors (HTGRs) to help decarbonise power and produce hydrogen

The government has set out its suggested approach for constructing the UK's first Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) demonstrator today, bolstering its ambition for the next generation of small nuclear power...

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