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Rolls-Royce identifies four sites for mini-nuclear power stations

The engineering giant said it was prioritising locations in Cumbria, Gloucestershire and Wales for its small modular nuclear reactors

The site in Oldbury, South Gloucestershire where Rolls-Royce has identified as a potential location to develop small nuclear reactors(Image: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority)

Rolls-Royce has identified four potential sites to develop its new generation of mini-nuclear power stations.

The engineering giant is considering land near the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria, Oldbury in South Gloucestershire as well as Welsh locations Trawsfynydd and Wylfa in Anglesey, for its small modular nuclear reactors (SMR).

The plants are around a tenth of the size of a conventional nuclear plant, and could each generate enough power for around one million homes. The plans have already generated hundreds of millions of pounds of investment and are expected to create thousands of jobs.

Rolls-Royce’s SMR subsidiary completed a siting assessment review alongside the 海角视频 Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). The Trawsfynydd and Sellafield sites are currently under NDA control, while the organisation leases the Wylfa and Oldbury land to a third party, Horizon Nuclear Power.

In addition, Rolls-Royce published a further list of possible locations for more SMRs, including Berkeley in Gloucestershire, Hartlepool, Heysham in Lancashire and Bradwell in Essex, pending further investigation.

Tom Samson, chief executive of Rolls-Royce’s SMR business said: "Identifying the sites that can host our SMRs is a key step to our efficient deployment – the sooner that work can begin at site, the sooner we can deliver stable, secure supplies of low-carbon nuclear power from SMRs designed and built in the 海角视频.

“We must maintain this positive momentum and work with NDA and Government departments, to ensure we capitalise on the range of siting options, focusing on those that maximise benefit to the taxpayer while enabling power to come online as close to 2030 as possible.”