UK government to release funding for mini nuclear power stations

Up to 100m expected to be announced in effort to make UK leader in technology and provide fresh source of clean power

Ministers are expected to back the first generation of small nuclear power stations in Britain with tens of millions of pounds this week, in an attempt to give the UK a competitive edge on the technology and provide a new source of clean power.

Rolls-Royce and a host of US and Chinese companies have been lobbying and waiting for the support since George Osborne first promised them a share of 250m two years ago.