Westinghouse and Community Nuclear Power plan Teesside SMR fleet

Michael Holder
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Credit: Westinghouse

Companies sign deal to advance plans to develop fleet of four privately-financed small modular reactors on Teesside with a view to power plants coming online in the early 2030s

US nuclear power developer Westinghouse has teamed up with UK-based Community Nuclear Power on plans to develop four small modular reactors (SMRs) at a site in north Teesside, paving the way for the UK's...

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