Small Modular Reactors (SMR’s)
About
Great British Energy - Nuclear, with their partner Rolls Royce SMR, are moving through the design phases of the project which will build the first ever SMRs in the UK, in Anglesey. This site, recently named Gwyndod, close to the old, decommissioned Reactor site of Wylfa, will be the ‘First of a Kind’ Small Modular Reactor designed and built in the UK.
Danny will talk through what SMRs are, why they have been chosen and the differences between Gigawatt Nuclear Reactors and SMRs. Why Anglesey was chosen as the first site and the difficulties of grid connection in a remote location.
He will also explain what would make an ideal location for a SMR!
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
24 Sep 2026
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Organiser
- Mersey and Western Cheshire - including Isle of Man Local Network
Further Information
This is a joint event Mersey & Western Cheshire Local Network
with IET Technical Network - Nuclear and Northern Nuclear Alliance
Speakers
Danny Clarke
Head of Design Management - GBE-N SMR project
Danny Clarke is the Head of Design Management for the GBE-N SMR project, where he has been seconded from Amentum for the last 2 years. He has been working in the Nuclear industry for over 30 years and has worked on projects from all parts of the Civil Nuclear Industry.
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