Rolls-Royce is facing mounting criticism from politicians and industry figures for a decision to outsource the core parts of a multibillion-pound UK government plan for three small nuclear reactors to South Korea.
The announcement by the British engineering giant, the lead investor in a consortium developing the reactors, has raised questions about whether the government’s target of 70 per cent of the project being British-made will be met.
Rolls-Royce SMR’s selection of South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility to finalise designs for key components for the small nuclear reactors has triggered warnings from industry representatives that the UK is squandering a chance to build its own supply chain for the technology.
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