US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors

As Keir Starmer announces SMRs to be built in Wales, US ambassador says Britain should choose a different path'

Keir Starmer has announced that the UK's first small modular nuclear reactors will be built in north Wales - but immediately faced a backlash from Donald Trump's administration after it pushed for a US manufacturer to be chosen.

Wylfa on the island of Anglesey, or Ynys Mon, will be home to three small modular reactors (SMRs) to be built by British manufacturer Rolls-Royce SMR. The government said it will invest 2.5bn.