Doosan Enerbility Selected as Key Equipment Partner for Rolls-Royce SMR in the UK

Manufacturability Review of Key Equipment, Including Reactors, for UK and Czech SMR Projects

Strengthening SMR Business Competitiveness Through Expanded Production Capacity and Enhanced Manufacturing Capabilities

Doosan Enerbility announced on May 28 that it has been selected as a strategic partner for the manufacturing of key equipment for the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) project promoted by Rolls-Royce SMR in the United Kingdom.

Virtual bird's-eye view of the SMR plant promoted by Rolls-Royce SMR. Doosan Enerbility

As a result of this selection, Doosan Enerbility will conduct manufacturability reviews for major equipment, including reactors, to be applied to projects promoted by Rolls-Royce SMR in the UK and the Czech Republic.

Rolls-Royce SMR, established in 2021, is an SMR development company whose largest shareholder is the British aerospace and defense company Rolls-Royce PLC. Rolls-Royce SMR is developing a 470MW-class SMR, and this model is capable of providing stable baseload power for at least 60 years.

This collaboration targets the SMR projects at the Wylfa site in the UK and the Temelín site in the Czech Republic, both promoted by Rolls-Royce SMR. In April, Rolls-Royce SMR signed a contract with the UK’s state-owned nuclear agency, GBE-N, and began site-specific design for three SMRs to be built at the Wylfa site. In the Czech Republic, the company also signed a construction preparation contract with the state-owned energy company CEZ and is proceeding with site permitting and preliminary design.

Kim Jongdu, Head of Nuclear BG at Doosan Enerbility, stated, “The collaboration with Rolls-Royce SMR will serve as an important opportunity for Doosan Enerbility to expand its role in the global SMR supply chain,” adding, “We will actively support the business of Rolls-Royce SMR based on our accumulated experience and technological capabilities in manufacturing major nuclear power plant equipment.”

Doosan Enerbility is working to strengthen its competitiveness in the SMR business by expanding production capacity and enhancing manufacturing capabilities. The company is promoting the construction of a dedicated SMR plant at its Changwon headquarters site, and is also introducing innovative manufacturing technologies such as powder metallurgy hot isostatic pressing (PM-HIP) to enhance its ability to manufacture core SMR equipment.

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