🇦🇺 Australia Jul 2, 2026 · Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

Billionaire to invest £35bn in small modular nuclear reactors roll out across UK

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Billionaire to invest £35bn in small modular nuclear reactors roll out across UK
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Consortium led by Michał Sołowow planning enough SMRs to power equivalent of 8m homes for more than 60 yearsA consortium led by the billionaire industrialist Michał Sołowow has announced plans to build 14 small modular nuclear reactors on three sites across the UK, including the location of a former nuclear plant in Gloucestershire.The Polish entrepreneur and rally driver plans to use £35bn of private capital to roll out enough small modular reactors (SMRs) to power the equivalent of 8m UK homes

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