Most Britons 'dislike prospect of living near mini nuclear station'

Survey finds 62% would not be happy living near the small modular reactors backed by government and industry

Most Britons would not be happy living near the mini nuclear power stations that Rolls-Royce and several other international companies want to build in the UK, a survey has found.

The government has promised the developers of small modular reactors a slice of a 250m funding pot in a race to position the UK as the place where the first generation of the power stations should be built.