Small Modular Reactors: Rolls-Royce
(asked on 27th February 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask His Majesty's Government what are their reasons for not entering into a contract with Rolls-Royce on small modular reactors.
Answered by
Lord Callanan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 13th March 2023
The Government has awarded up to £210m from the Advanced Nuclear Fund to Rolls Royce SMR Ltd to support the development of their Small Modular Reactor design.
The Government intends to initiate a selection process in 2023, with the intention that we will enter negotiations with the most credible projects to enable a potential Government award of support as soon as possible.