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Released December 29, 2022 | GALWAY, IRELAND
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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--U.K.-based car and aerospace major Rolls-Royce (London, England) has shortlisted three potential sites in northern England and Wales for its first small modular reactor (SMR) manufacturing plant.
The contenders for the US$240 million heavy pressure vessels (HPV) factory have been whittled down to the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) in Sunderland and South Tyneside, Teesworks in Teesside and Gateway in Deeside. It will be the first of three planned facilities that will manufacture and assemble some of the largest and most complex components of its first SMR power station.
"I want to thank everyone involved in the selection process and offer my congratulations to the three that have made the final shortlist," said Rolls-Royce SMR chief executive, Tom Samson. "This is part of the process to build the first of at least three factories that will manufacture components for a fleet of small modular reactors and will present an incredible opportunity for a region of the U.K.. Our power stations will be built in British factories situated in the north of England or Wales and will generate tens of thousands of long-term highly skilled jobs - accelerating regional economic growth."
The 470-megawatt (MW) SMR was the first to begin the government's Generic Design Assessment (GDA) assessment in April. Based on small pressurized water reactors (PWRs), the company plans to build 16 SMRs, each capable of generating up to 470 MW of electricity--enough to power 450,000 homes for 60 years. Each plant will take up just 10% of the footprint of a conventional nuclear power plant. The first plants will be operational by the early 2030s, claimed Rolls-Royce, with 10 completed by 2035. It claimed that the eventual goal is to have a 500-day modular build--significantly shorter than the construction of more traditional nuclear power plants--and with a proposed price tag of £1.8 billion (US$2.2 billion) or less by the time the first five have been constructed. Around 90% of the plants will be constructed in factory conditions while up to 80% (in value terms) of the power station components will be made in factories in the Midlands and North of England, before being transported via road, rail or sea to existing nuclear sites around the country for rapid assembly inside weatherproof canopies.
Last November, Industrial Info reported on the government taking a major stake in the development of the technology through its U.K. Research and Innovation fund. For additional information, see November 17, 2021, article - Rolls-Royce Gets Big Boost for Mini-Nuclear Power Plants.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
The contenders for the US$240 million heavy pressure vessels (HPV) factory have been whittled down to the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) in Sunderland and South Tyneside, Teesworks in Teesside and Gateway in Deeside. It will be the first of three planned facilities that will manufacture and assemble some of the largest and most complex components of its first SMR power station.
"I want to thank everyone involved in the selection process and offer my congratulations to the three that have made the final shortlist," said Rolls-Royce SMR chief executive, Tom Samson. "This is part of the process to build the first of at least three factories that will manufacture components for a fleet of small modular reactors and will present an incredible opportunity for a region of the U.K.. Our power stations will be built in British factories situated in the north of England or Wales and will generate tens of thousands of long-term highly skilled jobs - accelerating regional economic growth."
The 470-megawatt (MW) SMR was the first to begin the government's Generic Design Assessment (GDA) assessment in April. Based on small pressurized water reactors (PWRs), the company plans to build 16 SMRs, each capable of generating up to 470 MW of electricity--enough to power 450,000 homes for 60 years. Each plant will take up just 10% of the footprint of a conventional nuclear power plant. The first plants will be operational by the early 2030s, claimed Rolls-Royce, with 10 completed by 2035. It claimed that the eventual goal is to have a 500-day modular build--significantly shorter than the construction of more traditional nuclear power plants--and with a proposed price tag of £1.8 billion (US$2.2 billion) or less by the time the first five have been constructed. Around 90% of the plants will be constructed in factory conditions while up to 80% (in value terms) of the power station components will be made in factories in the Midlands and North of England, before being transported via road, rail or sea to existing nuclear sites around the country for rapid assembly inside weatherproof canopies.
Last November, Industrial Info reported on the government taking a major stake in the development of the technology through its U.K. Research and Innovation fund. For additional information, see November 17, 2021, article - Rolls-Royce Gets Big Boost for Mini-Nuclear Power Plants.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
