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'Once in a lifetime opportunity': Government announces £210m small modular reactor programme

09 November 2021 • 4 min read

'Once in a lifetime opportunity': Government announces £210m small modular reactor programme

Ministers confirm support for Rolls Royce small nuclear plans, as more details announced for carbon capture and storage deployment

The government has today announced it is to provide £210m of funding to support Rolls Royce plans to develop a fleet of small modular reactors (SMRs) in the UK, predicting the technology could play a major...

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