X-energy UK and Cavendish Nuclear have been awarded £3.34m (€3.89m, $4.23m) in funding from the UK government to further the development of their plans for a fleet of 40 advanced small modular reactors in the UK.
The government’s award will be matched by X-energy for a total of £6.68m.
The companies will use the funds to develop UK-specific deployment plans including an assessment of domestic manufacturing and supply chain opportunities, constructability, modularisation studies, and fuel management.
X-energy UK is a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based X-energy Reactor Company, which is developing its Xe-100 advanced SMR. Babcock International subsidiary Cavendish Nuclear is a nuclear services company based in London, England.
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