Rolls-Royce mini-nukes project at risk10 Mar 2023 20:49
The UK is preparing to invite international bids for next generation nuclear power projects, in a move that could imperil Rolls-Royce’s plans to roll out mini-nuke factories across the country.
Insiders fear efforts to run a competitive tender mean Rolls-Royce could lose out on a government contract, despite the fact that £210m of taxpayer money has already been invested into the company’s efforts to stand-up small modular reactors.
The engineering giant is advancing plans to churn out cheaper, mass-produced, standardised nuclear reactors that would generate carbon-free electricity. The project won the backing of Boris Johnson but his successor in Downing Street, Rishi Sunak, has been more reluctant to back the plans.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/03/10/rolls-royce-mini-nukes-project-risk/