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Posted on July 28, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleUK and US leaders discuss collaboration on small modular reactors, with Britain selecting Rolls-Royce for its first SMR project and Trump showing interest in scalable nuclear solutions.
TURNBERRY, Scotland (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the country would benefit from working more closely with the United States on small modular reactors (SMRs) as he met U.S. President Donald Trump at his golf resort in Scotland on Monday.
"The more we can work together on this the better," Starmer said.
Last month, Britain selected Rolls-Royce to build the country's first SMRs, pledging 2.5 billion pounds ($3.35 billion) to kickstart the industry,
Trump said the United States would look into the opportunity for smaller nuclear plants.
"We're doing smaller and bigger, but the small is interesting," he told reporters in Turnberry.
"They (Rolls-Royce) do a small plant, very easy, very safe, and as they need more they hook up another plant, and they have a series of plants instead of doing the $20 billion plant."
Trump said SMRs could involve much lower investment, adding that they would study the option.
($1 = 0.7462 pounds)
(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti, William James, Andrew MacAskill and Andrea Shalal, writing by Sarah Young and Paul Sandle; Editing by Alistair Smout and Catarina Demony)
A small modular reactor (SMR) is a type of nuclear reactor that is smaller in size and power output than traditional reactors, designed for modular construction and scalability.
Nuclear energy is the energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, used to generate electricity in nuclear power plants.
Investment refers to the allocation of resources, usually money, in order to generate income or profit over time.
Collaboration is the act of working together with others to achieve a common goal or project, often involving sharing resources and expertise.
Sustainability is the practice of meeting current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, often focusing on environmental, social, and economic factors.
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