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Last Energy PWR-20 — South Wales Llynfi Site UK

Developer
Last Energy
Capacity
80 MWe
Last updated
6/3/2026

Project overview

Reactor type
PWR
Announced
10/1/2024
Projected operational
12/31/2029

Notes

Last Energy obtained site control at the Llynfi site in South Wales in October 2024 and plans four PWR-20 microreactor power plants (4 × 20 MWe = 80 MWe total) at the site. The UK's nuclear regulators (ONR, Environment Agency, and Natural Resources Wales) completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the PWR-20 in June 2025 — the first nuclear developer to complete a PDR in the UK. Last Energy is on track for a site licence decision by December 2027. The company is the only known developer with a regulator-confirmed pathway toward a potential 2027 UK site licence. The PWR-20 is a 20 MWe (60 MWt) single-loop pressurised water reactor using standard full-length PWR fuel enriched to 4.95%, fabricated, transported, and assembled within 24 months.

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