Small Modular Reactors

Oldbury And Wylfa Likely To Be Sites For First SMR Deployments In UK

By Rachel Rigby
19 February 2025

UK could award contracts to two nuclear reactor technology providers

Oldbury And Wylfa Likely To Be Sites For First SMR Deployments In UK
The Oldbury nuclear power station site in western England could house small modular reactors. Courtesy NDA.
The Oldbury and Wylfa nuclear sites will probably be the first selected for the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) in the UK under a government run competition to deploy a first SMR unit by the early 2030s, according to a source involved in the competition.

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