January 2023

Nuclear Reactors 1111 - Roll-Royce SMR Is Working On Siting Factories To Manufacture Its SMRs in the U.K

     Rolls-Royce SMR has chosen three sites in the U.K. for its shortlist of sites to host its first factory for producing components for a fleet of small modular reactors (SMRs). The new factory will manufacture heavy pressure vessels for the SMRs. The final choice of a location for the factory is expected to be announced early next year.

Nuclear Reactors 1109 TerraPower Demo Reactor Delayed At Least Two Year Due To Scarce Fuel

      TerraPower’s demonstration of an advanced reactor will be delayed by at least two years because the only source for the fuel it burns is Russia. The Ukraine war has stopped the trade in such materials. TerraPower is planning to construct its first reactor in the frontier-era coal town of Kemmerer, Wyoming. They had hoped to finish the demonstration reactor by 2028.

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