The initial £18m will allow a Rolls-Royce consortium to develop the design of the reactors
UK prime minister Boris Johnson will announce government plans to build small modular reactors in the northern English counties of Yorkshire, Cumbria, Lancashire and Cheshire in a £500m scheme, The Times has reported.The newspaper said Mr Johnson will make the announcement as part of a green energy speech at a summit in northern England on September 13. The newspaper also said the government will confirm funding next month for an SMR project led by Rolls-Royce.
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