{"id":47738,"date":"2024-05-22T11:46:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T10:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=47738"},"modified":"2024-05-22T11:49:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T10:49:17","slug":"rolls-royce-smr-to-launch-major-testing-facility-in-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/rolls-royce-smr-to-launch-major-testing-facility-in-sheffield\/47738\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolls-Royce SMR to launch major testing facility in Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rolls-Royce SMR is partnering with the University of Sheffield to launch a major new manufacturing and testing facility in South Yorkshire.<\/h2>\n

The Rolls-Royce SMR Module Development Facility (MDF), which will be housed in the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre\u2019s existing Factory 2050, is set to manufacture and test prototype modules for small modular reactors.<\/p>\n

The first phase is worth \u00a32.7m and will be part of a wider \u00a315m package that will further de-risk and underpin the Rolls-Royce programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The role of SMRs in the clean energy transition<\/h3>\n

SMRs are advanced nuclear reactors that are designed to be factory-built and transported to operational sites for installation.<\/p>\n

The technology is seen as a clean energy solution that is easier to deliver and scale and is more affordable than building new, larger nuclear power stations.<\/p>\n

Each Rolls-Royce SMR could provide enough low-carbon electricity<\/a> to power a million homes for more than 60 years.<\/p>\n