Rolls-Royce SMR included in first European project working groups
Rolls-Royce SMR has been selected as one of the first Project Working Groups under the European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
As an active member of the Alliance, set up to accelerate the deployment of SMRs to support decarbonisation, energy security and deliver economic benefit across the region, Rolls-Royce SMR welcomes the decision and recognises the importance of this European collaboration.
As the most advanced SMR design in Europe, the Rolls-Royce SMR power station draws upon standard pressurised water reactor technology that is currently operating safely in hundreds of reactors around the world and has successfully progressed to the final stage of regulatory assessment in the UK.
Sophie Macfarlane-Smith, Rolls-Royce SMR’s Head of Customer Engagement, said: “We look forward to working with our European customers, supply chain partners and other Industrial Alliance stakeholders to accelerate the growth of the advanced manufacturing and modular construction capabilities across the region that will support the faster, economic deployment of nuclear technology and deliver real, sustainable economic benefit.”
The Rolls-Royce offers a radically different approach to delivering new nuclear power. Each ‘factory-built’ nuclear power station will provide enough low-carbon electricity to power a million homes for more than 60 years and will create thousands of long-term, high-skilled jobs.
Dan Gould, Rolls-Royce SMR
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Notes to Editors:
The Rolls-Royce SMR is the UK’s first domestic nuclear technology in more than 20 years - providing a British solution to a global energy dilemma. Each small modular reactor will produce enough stable, affordable, emission-free energy to power a million homes for at least 60 years.
The European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors aims to facilitate and accelerate the development, demonstration, and deployment of the first SMRs projects in Europe in the early 2030s. It operates through specific working groups to improve enabling conditions for SMRs development, demonstration and deployment including the revitalisation of the nuclear supply chain. Its activities aim to support specific SMR projects and accelerate their deployment on the European market. European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors - European Commission (europa.eu)
Rolls-Royce SMR has received UK Government funding of £210m as part of Phase 2 of the Low-Cost Nuclear Challenge Project, administered by UKRI, which has been supplemented by £280m of private capital. The aim of this Government support is to accelerate the Rolls-Royce SMR design and pass at least Step 2 of the GDA (Generic Design Assessment) regulatory process carried out by the nuclear industry’s independent regulators (The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales).
Rolls-Royce SMR welcomes comments and questions about the Rolls-Royce SMR design. This feedback will be incorporated into the GDA process and may be published anonymously on the Rolls-Royce SMR GDA website and used during dialogue with our regulators.
