“I am incredibly excited to begin of the process of licensing the Natrium technology in the UK,” said Chris Levesque, TerraPower President and CEO.
“TerraPower is committed to deploying Natrium units globally and has been in active discussions in the UK for years. There is immense interest and opportunity for the United States and United Kingdom to cooperate on deploying advanced nuclear plants over the coming decade.”
Terrapower’s bid for UK’s GDA process
Terrapower says that the UK’s GDA process will build on its successful regulatory endeavors and allow for the company to establish deployment timelines for Natrium sites in the country.
The regulatory milestones with its first Natrium plant, currently being developed in the United States, will be used as the basis of its GDA application. These milestones include the pre-application meetings it held with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).