In July 2021, a call for evidence was launched in order to seek views on the government’s preference to explore the potential of High Temperature Gas Reactors (HTGR) for the Advanced Modular Reactor Research Development & Demonstration (AMR RD&D) Programme.
The call found no significant, additional evidence to materially change the outcome of the government’s underpinning analysis.
As a result, the Programme will focus on High Temperature Gas Reactors with the ambition for this to lead to a HTGR demonstration by the early 2030s at the latest.