29th July 2021 3:37 pm The government is seeking views on a proposal to explore high temperature gas reactors – HTGRs – as the most promising model for an advanced modular reactor demonstration programme. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay A Call for Evidence, published on July 29, 2021, sets out the government’s suggested approach to building the first AMR for the programme, which is being backed with £170m for delivery in the early 2030s. AMRs are typically smaller than conventional nuclear power stations, more flexible, and could be built at a fraction of a cost. As well as generating electricity, HTGRs will also generate low-carbon hydrogen and produce extremely high temperatures to power district heating networks by the 2040s.