Rolls-Royce announces nuclear power stations supplier deals

Rolls-Royce has announced deals with suppliers as it develops a global fleet of mini nuclear power stations.

Firstly, Rolls-Royce SMR (Small Modular Reactor)  has announced a multi-million-pound strategic partnership with Curtiss-Wright’s UK-based nuclear business (formerly Ultra Energy) to deliver critical safety systems for SMR technology.

Curtiss-Wright, which has kept nuclear assets and operations safe since the earliest days of the industry, will provide design, qualification, testing and supply of the ‘non-programmable diverse reactor protection systems’.

The design and implementation will be delivered from the company’s facility in Wimborne, Dorset.

Ruth Todd, Rolls-Royce SMR’s operations and supply chain director, said: “We are delighted to begin this important and enduring partnership with Curtiss-Wright.

“Securing industry leading expertise will further de-risk our programme by underpinning a critical element of the design.”

Rolls-Royce SMR has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ŠKODA JS to explore the production of key components for the SMR fleet.

The agreement marks the beginning of a strategic partnership with ŠKODA JS, one of Europe’s leading nuclear engineering and manufacturing companies with decades of experience in producing high-value nuclear components.

The Rolls-Royce SMR will be the first new nuclear power station to be designed and built in the UK for more than a generation and offers a radically different approach based on proven technology.

Each ‘factory-built’ nuclear power plant will provide enough affordable, low-carbon electricity to power a million homes for more than 60 years.

In October 2024, Rolls-Royce SMR was selected by CEZ to deploy up to 3GW of electricity in the Czech Republic and in July 2025, Rolls-Royce SMR was selected as preferred bidder by Great British Energy – Nuclear to provide the UK’s first SMRs.

The Rolls-Royce SMR is progressing through the final stage of assessment by the UK nuclear industry’s independent regulators – further ahead than any other SMR in a European regulatory process.