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Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor (SMR), which is majority-owned by Rolls-Royce, has been established to set up sites around the country that will be approximately a tenth the size of traditional reactors. These mini nuclear power stations would use modules constructed in factories that enable on-site assembly of the plant. Rolls-Royce is hoping to build its first small nuclear reactor, which has generation capacity of 470MW, in the early 2030s.

The sheer size and scale of conventional nuclear power stations has made it challenging to secure investors for new stations to replace the capacity of those due to be decommissioned in the coming years. It is hoped that the small modular approach will make it considerably cheaper to bring zero-carbon electricity onto the grid via new nuclear power stations.

Last month, it was announced that Rolls-Royce SMR had secured investment to bring the project forward. Rolls-Royce Group, BNF Resources UK Ltd and US-based...

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  • Just gone through some trivial reading in RR's brochure: want to figure out the major difference to conventional nuclear power station. Despite the size is smaller, it can produce around 220-440MW power. SMR is so compact (16 metres high and 4 metres in diameter) it
    can be transported by truck, train or even barge. RR not just produce the optimum design solution but also lead a UK supply chain for the delivery of the entire plant.

    Just wondering RR having any plan to produce even smaller SMR and have an option to deploy in the large vessel, especially container vessel.

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  • Just gone through some trivial reading in RR's brochure: want to figure out the major difference to conventional nuclear power station. Despite the size is smaller, it can produce around 220-440MW power. SMR is so compact (16 metres high and 4 metres in diameter) it
    can be transported by truck, train or even barge. RR not just produce the optimum design solution but also lead a UK supply chain for the delivery of the entire plant.

    Just wondering RR having any plan to produce even smaller SMR and have an option to deploy in the large vessel, especially container vessel.

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