Statement
30th March 2023
X-energy and Cavendish Nuclear Welcome ‘Powering up Britain’ Report
X-Energy UK Holdings, Ltd (“X-energy”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC, and Cavendish Nuclear, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Babcock International, welcomed the commitment expressed today by the UK Government to help secure the country’s energy independence and advance its Net Zero Strategy.
Carol Tansley, Vice President of UK Nuclear New Build at X-energy said:
“The next steps to deploy nuclear outlined today are welcomed, and we look forward to engaging in detail with Great British Nuclear and the UK Government. We intend to deliver up to 40 of our Xe-100 advanced modular reactors, which produce both clean electricity and the high-temperature steam needed to drive deep decarbonization of heavy industry, in the UK, with first deployments coming as soon as 2030.”
Mick Gornall, Managing Director of Cavendish Nuclear, said:
“Moving UK nuclear onto a path of deployment can revitalize the industry nationally. The Xe-100 builds on the long experience we have in high-temperature gas reactor technologies, leveraging local and national experience in operations as well as manufacturing and construction.
X-energy and Cavendish Nuclear are ready to engage with UK regulators on Generic Design Assessment and to further develop proposals to build the first Xe-100 reactors in the UK at Hartlepool, protecting and creating new high-quality, high-paying jobs, and helping the transition of Teesside into a center of Net Zero industrial excellence.
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
Leon Flexman: lflexman@x-energy.com / 07920 143732
OR
Yvonne Preston: yvonne.preston@cavendishnuclear.com / 07971 304338