My thoughts on how small modular nuclear reactors can play a role in power generation:
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Rolls-Royce recently unveiled Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) as their vision for delivering large quantities of affordable, low-carbon power. Instead of committing to bespoke, mega-projects (e.g. another Hinkley Point C), the government might instead order (say) eight identical 440 MW SMRs. Rolls-Royce would construct these on their factory production line, deliver them by truck, install them – and maybe even operate them over their lifetime. And by taking an early technology lead, there could be multi-billion pound global opportunities (or Brexports as Rolls calls them) supporting thousands of British R&D and manufacturing jobs.
