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Rolls Royce wants fast-track approval of its small nuclear reactors, even though they are barely developed yet

 Rolls-Royce is urging the UK Government to fast-track approval of its
small modular nuclear reactors, despite the technology still being in the
early stages of development.

Trawsfynydd has been identified as a possible
site for the reactors, and earlier this week the company established to
develop a new reactor there set out plans to start work on a new nuclear
development in 2027 – with the plant expected to go online in the early
2030s.

UK Government sources have insisted the new reactors must go through
exhaustive safety checks, but Rolls-Royce wants clearance to deploy its
reactors from 2029 and is frustrated at the pace of the process to gain
approval, which is not expected to be completed until 2026. 

Nation Cymru 25th June 2022 https://nation.cymru/news/uk-government-urged-to-fast-track-safety-approval-on-reactors-linked-with-trawsfynydd/

June 27, 2022 - Posted by | politics, UK

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