Article 74X1Z Rolls-Royce secures nearly £600m in UK government cash to develop small reactors

Rolls-Royce secures nearly £600m in UK government cash to develop small reactors

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Engine-maker CEO hails critical milestone' for company in race to deliver SMR technology built at Wylfa plant on Anglesey

Rolls-Royce has secured up to 599m from Britain's national wealth fund as it races to develop the UK's first small modular nuclear reactors.

The fund will help support Rolls-Royce's design of small modular reactors (SMRs) at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey (called Ynys Mon in Welsh).

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