UK-based nuclear plant developer Rolls-Royce SMR and Japanese multinational electrical engineering and software company Yokogawa Electric Corporation are forming a partnership to deliver data processing and control systems (DPCS) for the first units in a global fleet of Rolls-Royce small modular reactors (SMRs).
Rolls-Royce SMR said in a statement the agreement brings one of the world's leading industrial automation specialists on board to develop and deliver the main control system for the Rolls-Royce SMR programme.
The scope of the agreement includes design engineering, validation and qualification, product hardware, building and testing the system, installation and commissioning.
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