Rolls-Royce SMR has taken the first steps on securing the go-ahead for new mini-nuclear reactors – with Wylfa on Anglesey and Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd tipped as potential sites for the power plants.The engineering giant has submitted a 470MW Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design for entry to the UK’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA) regulatory process. Rolls-Royce said last week that it had established the Rolls-Royce SMR business to deploy SMRs that could be available to the UK grid in the early 2030s. The new business has been formed with investors BNF Resources and the US generator Exelon Generation with a joint inve …
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