Diverse SMR Siting in the UK

By Mike Crawforth, Neil Harman,  Chloe Howard, David Price. Nuclear Institute SMR SIG

Published in Nuclear Future 21.2

DOI: https://doi.org/10.63198/WLIM6668

SUMMARY

• Challenges and opportunities in relation to SMR siting
• Co-generation applications
• Alternative financing models
• Considerations for siting next to industry
• Applying the UK semi-urban criteria for five of the identified UK industrial clusters

LEAD AUTHOR

Mike Crawforth is the Business Development Manager for Rolls-Royce SMR, utilising a wealth of experience in the nuclear industry to help meet the twin challenges of decarbonisation and energy security. Specialising in technology introduction programmes, Mike has worked across the breadth of the nuclear industry including the UK’s submarine programme, decommissioning, the development of a micro reactor and the genesis of the UK space nuclear programme.  Mike, now with Rolls-Royce SMR, is working with utilities, energy users and policy makers to develop new scalable models to deploy nuclear solutions into the energy ecosystems of tomorrow, driving down the system costs of the energy transition.