Rolls-Royce SMR supply chain programme launched.

More than 130 delegates, with hundreds more joining virtually, attended Rolls-Royce SMR’s first Supplier Conference in Sheffield yesterday to discuss their vital role deploying a global fleet of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) power plants. 

Representatives from small, medium and large organisations – from the UK and around the world – met senior Rolls-Royce SMR executives and supply chain specialists to understand how they can get involved in this transformative decarbonisation opportunity.

Rolls-Royce SMR’s Chief Finance Officer, Peter Morton, said: “The event was the first time we’ve engaged with such a diverse group of existing and potential suppliers to explain what we need and outline how we can work together and, importantly, to better understand what they want from us.

“The event has been all about further developing the solid foundations on which we’ll build a strong, resilient and sustainable supply chain – not only is that critical to the success of our business but it will be transformational in terms of jobs, growth and social value creation.”

Organisations that have products and services to offer were encouraged to register their interest by signing up to the Rolls-Royce SMR Supplier Portal which is the first step towards becoming a Rolls-Royce SMR supplier.

The Rolls-Royce SMR is the first nuclear power station to be designed and built in the UK for over a generation and 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.

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Pic L-R: Rolls-Royce SMR’s Chief Finance Officer, Peter Morton and Alastair Evans, Government and Corporate Affairs Director.

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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.

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) 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 the regulators.