Small Modular Reactor

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    Source: US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors | Nuclear power | The Guardian

    Keir Starmer has announced that the UK’s first small modular nuclear reactors will be built in north Wales ...
    Wylfa on the island of Anglesey, or Ynys Môn, will be home to three small modular reactors (SMRs) to be built by British manufacturer Rolls-RoyceSMR. The government said it will invest £2.5bn.

    SMRs are a new . . . technology aiming to produce nuclear power stations in factories to drive down costs and speed up installation. Rolls-Royce plans to build reactors, each capable of generating 470 megawatts of power, mainly in Derby.

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    I remember there was an incident, typhoon or tsunami, where a nuclear powered boat or ship connected to local grid at a port after a natural disaster. Somewhere on the Western Pacific.

    My understanding is the early ship and boat nuclear power plants were boiling water reactors. Still the case today? Same architecture as Rickover pushed through?

    Reading the Wiki: United States naval reactors - Wikipedia

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