Hitachi-GE, Imperial College, and Bangor University developing UK BWR experience

• 8 years ago (2016-11-01)
• David Flin

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Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy (Hitachi-GE) has signed an MOU with Imperial College, London, and Bangor University in Wales, enhancing its commitment to support Welsh and British expertise.

Hitachi-GE will provide industry advice to Imperial and Bangor’s newly formed “Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Research Hub and Network”, drawing on its extensive BWR experience to provide technical expertise and support. This will include part-time deployment of a researcher to Bangor, and building on the existing programme of Japanese internships for UK students.

The announcement was made following a successful technical conference hosted by the two Universities in Bangor. Hitachi-GE is already supporting nuclear development in North Wales, providing the UK ABWR reactor to Horizon Nuclear Power for Wylfa Newydd, under contract to delivery team Menter Newydd.

Hidetoshi Takehara, President and Representative Director of Hitachi-GE, said: “This is about helping create a deeper and broader pool of BWR expertise in Wales and across the UK, supporting the engineers and industry of the future. This hub provides focus and coordination to BWR research, ensuring that Wales and the UK develop real expertise in BWR technology for now, and for the future. With development of the UK’s first BWR proposed at Wylfa Newydd, this scheme helps to ensure that project is a springboard to the UK becoming a world-power in its domestic expertise on BWR technology.”