Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 1
Pre-construction United Kingdom
Gross capacity
470MW
Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 1 is a small modular reactor unit at Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant in United Kingdom rated at 470 MW gross. It is pre-construction. Commercial operation began 1 Jan 2035.
Specification
| Reactor type | small modular reactor |
|---|---|
| Model | SMR |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe
The source tracker records it as a small modular reactor.
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| Coolant | not disclosed |
| Moderator | not disclosed |
| Gross capacity | 470MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Typical enrichment | not disclosed |
Ownership & location
| Site | Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Owner | Great British Energy – Nuclear100% |
| Coordinates | 53.4168, -4.4837approximate |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
not established for this unit's type
Enrichment
not established
Upstream
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units,
utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.
Timeline
- 1 Jan 2035Commercial operation
Other units at Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 2 | Pre-construction | 470 |
| Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 3 | Pre-construction | 470 |
| Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 4 | Announced | 470 |
| Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 5 | Announced | 470 |
| Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 6 | Announced | 470 |
| Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 7 | Announced | 470 |
| Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 8 | Announced | 470 |
Other SMR units
11 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prunéřov nuclear power plant | Czech Republic | Announced | 470 |
| Temelin nuclear power plant SMR | Czech Republic | Announced | 300 |
| Tušimice nuclear power plant | Czech Republic | Announced | 300 |
| Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 2 | United Kingdom | Pre-construction | 470 |
| Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 3 | United Kingdom | Pre-construction | 470 |
| Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 4 | United Kingdom | Announced | 470 |
| Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 5 | United Kingdom | Announced | 470 |
| Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 6 | United Kingdom | Announced | 470 |
| Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 7 | United Kingdom | Announced | 470 |
| Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 8 | United Kingdom | Announced | 470 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2026-06-25
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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