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ČEZ
chief executive Daniel Beneš said that the work includes the
project plan and licensing documentation necessary for issuing
building permits for the reactor.
Beneš said the company hopes to have all the approvals by 2030.
The small nuclear reactor will be built at the site of the
existing Temelín nuclear plant.
On April 13, Great Britain Energy – Nuclear, a government
agency, inked a contract with Rolls-Royce SMR to begin design
work for the first small nuclear reactors in the U.K.
Beneš said that the Czech small nuclear reactor will be the
second one built by the British firm after the first one is
completed in the U.K.
ČEZ has a 20% share in Rolls-Royce SMR and the companies had
signed a deal about a strategic partnership, which should result
in up to 3 gigawatt energy sources installed in the Czech
Republic.
The Czech state has an almost 70% stake in ČEZ and the
government is taking steps to acquire full control of the
company.
Small modular reactors are a type of nuclear reactor that can
generate a smaller amount of power than a traditional reactor.
Developers say small reactors will be built faster and at a
lower cost than large power reactors, scaling to fit the needs
of a particular location.
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