07.11.2015, 00:48
Hitachi-GE's UK ABWR takes a further step forward in GDA
OREANDA-NEWS. Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. (Hitachi-GE), the reactor provider for Wylfa Newydd, has today continued its progress toward British deployment of the UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (UK ABWR), following confirmation that the Office for Nuclear Regulation will move to the final Step of Generic Design Assessment (GDA) with the process on schedule for completion by the end of 2017.
The UK ABWR is planned for deployment by Horizon Nuclear Power at two sites: Wylfa Newydd on the Isle of Anglesey, and Oldbury-on-Severn in South Gloucestershire. ONR has today moved to Step 4 of the GDA.
General Manager, Licensing, Hitachi Europe Ltd. for Hitachi-GE, Mr Ken Sato said:
"Progression to Step 4 in around two and a half years is a sign of the strong progress we have made. We are delighted that ONR has moved to their final step, and that we are on schedule to complete GDA by the end of 2017.
"GDA is rightly a thorough and rigorous assessment - challenging scrutiny from the regulators is to be expected and welcomed. This will continue through Step 4, and we remain focused on providing detailed submissions, and addressing the regulators' questions.
"Hitachi-GE now has a team of well in excess of 300 experts working on GDA. We're drawing on world-class experience from within our team and from across our contractors. With continued focus, we're optimistic that we can maintain the excellent progress seen to date.
He continued: "The ABWR is the only generation III+ reactor which has entered operation anywhere in the world, and has been delivered on-time and on-budget. The ABWR is a byword for reliable delivery in the nuclear sector."
Engineering Director at Horizon Nuclear Power, Mark Lunn, said:
"It is testament to the hard work of the team and the robustness of the ABWR technology that it has progressed to the final stage of GDA."
"This is an important step forward for our Wylfa Newydd Project and keeps us firmly on track to start generating in the first half of the 2020s. The hard work will continue but we have made strong progress towards delivery of the secure, sustainable and affordable power that will come from our development."
The UK ABWR is planned for deployment by Horizon Nuclear Power at two sites: Wylfa Newydd on the Isle of Anglesey, and Oldbury-on-Severn in South Gloucestershire. ONR has today moved to Step 4 of the GDA.
General Manager, Licensing, Hitachi Europe Ltd. for Hitachi-GE, Mr Ken Sato said:
"Progression to Step 4 in around two and a half years is a sign of the strong progress we have made. We are delighted that ONR has moved to their final step, and that we are on schedule to complete GDA by the end of 2017.
"GDA is rightly a thorough and rigorous assessment - challenging scrutiny from the regulators is to be expected and welcomed. This will continue through Step 4, and we remain focused on providing detailed submissions, and addressing the regulators' questions.
"Hitachi-GE now has a team of well in excess of 300 experts working on GDA. We're drawing on world-class experience from within our team and from across our contractors. With continued focus, we're optimistic that we can maintain the excellent progress seen to date.
He continued: "The ABWR is the only generation III+ reactor which has entered operation anywhere in the world, and has been delivered on-time and on-budget. The ABWR is a byword for reliable delivery in the nuclear sector."
Engineering Director at Horizon Nuclear Power, Mark Lunn, said:
"It is testament to the hard work of the team and the robustness of the ABWR technology that it has progressed to the final stage of GDA."
"This is an important step forward for our Wylfa Newydd Project and keeps us firmly on track to start generating in the first half of the 2020s. The hard work will continue but we have made strong progress towards delivery of the secure, sustainable and affordable power that will come from our development."
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