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I see that Rolls-Royce and a consortium of other bussinesses (not sure about SHell?!) have raised funding for developpment work on small modular nuclear plants. I believe it is based on the technology found in nuclear submarines....about the size of a football pitch (a pretty big sub!!). A finished plant will cost circa £2bn (probably add a zero to that) and produce 220-440MW.
About 1/10 cost of full size reactor for 1/3 of power output
PS I suspect there is a bit of spin on projected cost & power output.
The tech for the small reactors is well understood (as long as we build older types, not insist on innovative ones). However, getting them online is going to take decades, especially if run by the public sector (read recent PAC report on MOD equipment procurement if you want to see how crap the civil service is at running big projects).
I’ve never understood why our non deployed nuclear powered subs aren’t connected up to the grid whilst they’re alongside.
Still need evil oil and gas companies to power the interim period (decades) and power requirement spikes.
It’s a step in the right direction but everyone seems to be planning the end state, not how to get there.
"It’s a step in the right direction but everyone seems to be planning the end state, not how to get there."
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I expect it is easier for a politician to sell the idea of paradise rather then the hard yards it takes to reach nirvana. Same with that B-thing, we were sold a dream but reality may be slightly disappointing...or even better than expected.
A good chunk of investors here will be dead before RR's modular reactors will produce 1 kw/h of power for this country, that is the reality. Shell management know this hence why quietly petitioning our politicos to see some reason and work through a planned transition to avoid utter chaos.
And I am born and bred in Derby where RR is not a business but an institution as well. Even I recognise its limits. People need to pull the blinkers off, huge ADDITIONAL demand coming on the grid with the push to electric everything; means on non-windy days we better be on good terms with Putin's successor. Oh the irony.
"....means on non-windy days we better be on good terms with Putin's successor."
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I reckon they'll find a way to keep him alive forever....a head on a stick, or infuse his body with Vodka. Perhaps even an Avatar....
About 1/10th the cost of full size reactor for 1/3rd of the power output…
So three side by side on the six decommissioned sites, where the grid distribution network is already in place? That could be 18 in the next 15 yrs if they got their act together - by which time they should have a well oiled machine for producing them.
Very logical - but who will the Project Manager be?
If it's a Govt appointee with civil service involvement then I doubt it will be complete within 15 years (there's probably 5 years of mandated Trades Union negotiation in there).
I did a thesis on Strategic Partnering for my MBA - conclusion was it works well if private, profit making companies are left to manage and make decisions (as they're all jointly aiming for delivery and hence profit) - once public bodies get involved it all falls apart.
Back to my previous point - defining the end state is relatively easy, it's the plan to get there that becomes the problem due to so many vested interests.
Absolutely Jim. I have had similar experiences dealing with historically 'civil service' cultures in the past (the BBC in my case - although I'd expect it to be much improved today). But RR need a new direction and have every motivation to make this vision work. Let's not forget - ministers seem able to dish out contracts without too much procedural delay when it suits them! HMG need some solutions and they'll need to deliver them at speed. The Unions will come on board if it means jobs are protected/created, especially if they are in geographic areas that will otherwise be hit hard as old plant is decommissioned.
"That could be 18 in the next 15 yrs if they got their act together - by which time they should have a well oiled machine for producing them."
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We can also export the technologies, so if it works it could be a big boost to GDP....IF
"....who will the Project Manager be? If it's a Govt appointee... "
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I believe the government have supplied half the money for the initial development work (£200m)....I doubt they will be involved beyond that - it is not a military project.
But nukeleer power is a highly regulated industry - hopefully not another Grenfell tower - so things will have to be done correctly and not 'on the cheap'.
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