In this case though, RR does have the experience and means to do it. They already make SMRs for submarines.
TerraPower, on the other hand, has limited experience, nothing production-ready has ever been made by them, and they’ve hit all kinds of issues in their relatively short past.
Plus of course the UK is going to go with RR over a company that in the past was trying to get close to the CCP and do data sharing/joint programmes.
In this case though, RR does have the experience and means to do it. They already make SMRs for submarines.
TerraPower, on the other hand, has limited experience, nothing production-ready has ever been made by them, and they’ve hit all kinds of issues in their relatively short past.
Plus of course the UK is going to go with RR over a company that in the past was trying to get close to the CCP and do data sharing/joint programmes.
There’s 12 sat in old subs in Plymouth at the moment. Not sure they are RR though?
I’ve often wondered if they could be repurposed
https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/devonport-dockyards-12-nuclear-submarines-4654431
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klimov_VK-1