In the first example of United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) delivering on its role set out in the government’s Advanced Nuclear Framework, it has welcomed the signing of two Memorandums of Cooperation (MoC) with Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and Rolls-Royce on developing advanced nuclear reactor and fuels technology.
The formal signing ceremony was held at 10 Downing Street on Sunday 14 June during a visit from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
The new collaboration brings together world-class nuclear expertise from the UK and Japan on Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) technology, specifically High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTGR), and the Coated Particle Fuel (CPF) these reactors will use.
