UK plan to develop SMRs

• 1 year, 4 months ago (2022-11-29)
• David Flin

Europe 1061 Nuclear 639

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The UK Government is finalising a plan to support a fleet of small modular reactors (SMRs) to help decarbonise the grid faster.

The Times has reported that Grant Shapps, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will announce proposals for a new body called Great British Nuclear (GBN) to support the government’s ambition to triple nuclear power generation. GBN will be responsible for developing a network of up to 30 SMRs built by Rolls-Royce. It will “ensure that the planning processes and the preparation work on the sites that will host SMRs are being delivered at pace,” Shapps said.

The UK aims to increase nuclear generating capacity to 24 GW by 2050.