Rolls-Royce SMR and Yokogawa Electric announce a strategic agreement with with the goal of delivering data processing and control systems (DPCS) for the former’s small modular reactor (SMR) program. The provision of control systems for the first Rolls-Royce SMRs in the global fleet is covered by this agreement.
In order to create and implement the main control system for the Rolls-Royce SMR program, the agreement puts one of the leading industrial automation experts in the world on board.
The scope covers design engineering, validation and qualification, product hardware, building and testing the system, installation and commissioning.
The project will be implemented and supported from Yokogawa’s UK office and design facility in Runcorn, Cheshire, with operations in the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.
Yokogawa has pledged to contribute significantly to the project, strengthening the UK’s nuclear supply chain and securing jobs.
Leadership Comments
Ruth Todd, Operations and Supply Chain Director at Rolls-Royce SMR, welcomed the announcement, saying: “This agreement to provide the power station’s ‘central nervous system’ marks another significant milestone as we accelerate towards delivering the first in a global fleet of Rolls-Royce SMRs. Furthermore, securing a world-class supplier is critical, and we’re proud that a substantial portion of this work will be carried out in the UK and the Czech Republic – creating jobs, developing skills, and driving growth in the regions where our first plants will be built.”
Koji Nakaoka, Executive Vice President & Executive Officer, Energy & Sustainability Business headquarters at Yokogawa Electric Corporation, added: “Yokogawa is proud to join forces with Rolls-Royce SMR on this pioneering initiative to co-innovate solutions that will shape the next generation of nuclear energy. As a proven, low-carbon source of baseload energy, nuclear power plays a vital role in achieving global decarbonization goals. Backed by decades of expertise and a strong culture of partnership, we will deliver reliable, high-performance control systems to enable the safe, efficient, and sustainable deployment of nuclear power worldwide.”
Rolls-Royce SMR has been selected as the preferred bidder by Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE?N) to build the UK’s first SMRs, by European utility ?EZ to build up to three gigawatts of new nuclear power in the Czech Republic and is one of only two companies to reach the final stage in Vattenfall’s process to identify Sweden’s nuclear technology partner.
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