▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁with ▁a ▁target ▁of ▁having ▁the ▁first ▁re actor ▁operating ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 4 . ▁Sand y ▁Ru pp recht , ▁who ▁had ▁head ed ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁West ing house ▁AP 1 0 0 0 ▁re actor , ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁new ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁Nu Gen . ▁The ▁final ▁invest ment ▁decision ▁will ▁probably ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Nu Gen ▁re - located ▁its ▁headquarters ▁to ▁Manchester . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Nu Gen ▁purchased ▁the ▁land ▁near ▁S ella field ▁it ▁had ▁an ▁option ▁on , ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 ▁hect ares , ▁for ▁an ▁und is closed ▁sum . ▁ ▁The ▁AP 1 0 0 0 ▁design ▁requires ▁Office ▁for ▁N uc lear ▁Reg ulation ▁( ON R ) ▁ ▁Gener ic ▁Design ▁Ass ess ment , ▁which ▁was ▁initially ▁planned ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁However ▁as ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁ON R ▁noted ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁" very ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁assess ment ▁to ▁complete ▁with ▁issues ▁still ▁emer ging ". ▁S li pp age ▁of ▁the ▁completion ▁date ▁is ▁likely . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁Japanese ▁newspaper ▁As ah i ▁Sh imb un ▁reported ▁that ▁T os hib a , ▁following ▁financial ▁difficulties ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁wished ▁to ▁sell ▁its ▁shares