Rolls-Royce SMR has selected Škoda JS (Czech Republic) and Doosan Enerbility (South Korea) as its two strategic suppliers. Both companies will manage pre-production work, early supplier engagement, design finalisation, and manufacturing readiness for core nuclear island elements, including the reactor pressure vessel body.
“These are some of the most important long-lead items in nuclear plant construction said Ruth Todd CBE, Rolls-Royce SMR’s Operations & Supply Chain Director. “Forming strategic relationships now ensures these critical components can be designed for manufacture, reducing project risk and enabling on-time delivery.
Rolls-Royce SMR is utilising a dual-supply approach to de-risk construction, guarantee delivery certainty, and streamline international deployment. “A dual-supply approach strengthens Rolls-Royce SMR’s supply chain and ensures delivery certainty,” Todd added. “Both Škoda JS and Doosan Enerbility have long and impressive records of delivering key nuclear island components including reactor pressure vessels and other related equipment at the heart of nuclear power stations – already operating and under construction around the world.”
The manufacturing readiness directly supports upcoming projects at Wylfa in North Wales and the Temelín site in the Czech Republic The contract marks a key shift toward a modularised, factory-assembled template designed to accelerate timelines and scale a global fleet of 470MW SMRs.
Rolls-Royce SMR is committed to maximising localisation for its customers in the UK and the Czech Republic. Significant supply chains will be built to deliver this work and Rolls-Royce SMR is actively working to connect potential suppliers with these opportunities – including the supply of forgings.
In April, Rolls-Royce SMR signed a contract with Great British Energy-Nuclear to begin site specific design and delivery activities for the UK’s first small modular reactors, initially comprising three units at Wylfa. An Early Works Contract with Czech utility ČEZ was agreed to progress licensing, permitting and site-specific design for deployment at the Temelín site.
