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UK Bets on Small Nuclear Reactors With £599 Million Rolls-Royce Investment

The funding is meant to de-risk the project and attract private capital for the UK’s first small modular reactors, officials said.

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Rachel Reeves’ flagship wealth fund has announced a fresh heap of financing for Rolls-Royce SMR following its tie-up with Ed Miliband’s state-owned energy company. The National Wealth Fund has revealed a £599m financing package for Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactors (SMR) in a bid to kick start delivery on its project with Great British Energy. The partnership will see the creation of the UK’s first small modular reactors as part of the governme…

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Rolls-Royce SMR, a British company co-owned by Czech energy company ČEZ, will build the first small modular reactors (SMRs) in Europe. It signed an agreement with the British government organization Great British Energy - Nuclear today, according to a press release from Rolls-Royce SMR. The first phase of construction will create 3,000 jobs, reports Energy Live News.

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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, April 13, 2026.
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