U.K.’s own Rolls-Royce wins SMR competition
June 10, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News
Concept art of Rolls-Royce SMR’s reactor design. (Image: Rolls Royce)
Rolls-Royce SMR has emerged as the United Kingdom’s preferred bidder to build the country’s first small modular reactors following a two-year competition, the U.K. government announced June 10. Rolls-Royce SMR expects to build three SMRs with Great British Energy–Nuclear, subject to contracting later this year and regulatory approvals. Great British Energy–Nuclear will “aim to allocate a site later this year and connect projects to the grid in the mid-2030s.”
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