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These are the companies that will get the British government’s nuclear bribes.

Great British Nuclear launched with SMR competition and £157M nuclear funding package

The £157M nuclear funding package has been separated as follows

£77.1M of funding will be provided to companies to accelerate advanced nuclear business development in the UK and support advanced nuclear designs to enter UK regulations

£58M funding will go to the further development and design of a type of advanced modular reactor (AMR) and next generation fuel. AMRs operate at a higher temperature than SMRs and as a result they could provide high temperature heat for hydrogen and other industrial uses alongside nuclear power.

Of this the winning projects of this phase of funding are:

The Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation UK in Warrington which will receive £22.5M to further develop the design of a high temperature micro modular reactor, a type of AMR suited to UK industrial demands including hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel production.

£15M will go to the National Nuclear laboratory in Warrington to accelerate the design of a high temperature reactor, following its success in Japan.

The National Nuclear Laboratory in Preston will receive £16M to continue to develop sovereign coated particle fuel capability, a type of robust advanced fuel which is suitable for high temperature reactors.

A further £22.3M from the Nuclear Fuel Fund will enable eight projects to develop new fuel production and manufacturing capabilities in the UK, driving up energy security and supporting the global move away from Russian fuel.

The winning projects of this fund are:

£10.5M will go to Westinghouse Springfields nuclear fuel plant in Preston to manufacture more innovative types of nuclear fuel for customers both in the UK and overseas, boosting jobs and skills in the North West.

£9.5M to Urenco UK in Capenhurst Chester, an international supplier of nuclear materials, to enrich uranium to higher levels, including low enriched uranium (LEU+) and high assay low enriched uranium. LEU+ will allow for current reactors and SMRs to run for longer between refuelling outages.  https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/great-british-nuclear-launched-with-smr-competition-and-157m-nuclear-funding-package-18-07-2023/

July 19, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized