US-based Jacobs has been chosen by the UK's National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) for a contract to review the initial designs and delivery plans for the high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) that is being developed by NNL and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA).
The reactor design study is part of a wider project between NNL, JAEA and Jacobs to develop a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor for deployment in the UK in the early 2030s. The effort is part of an advanced modular reactor competition run by the UK government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.