The British government has announced that it is investing £18-million in a small modular reactor (SMR) project being developed by a consortium of companies led by Rolls-Royce. It will also invest up to £40-million in research and development grants for up to four advanced modular reactor (AMR) projects (£10-million for each project); the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is currently evaluating project bids. SMRs and AMRs are categorised as advanced and innovative nuclear technologies, currently being developed. “Modular Reactors are smaller than conventional nuclear power station reactors and are designed so that much of the plant can be built in a factory and transported to site for construction,” explained BEIS in its press release.