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  • Date and time: Thursday 6 February 2025, 7.30pm to 8.30pm
  • Location: In-person only
    Room P/L/001, School of Physics, Engineering and Technology Building, Campus West, University of York (Map)
  • Audience: Open to alumni, staff, students, the public
  • Admission: Free admission, booking not required

Event details

York Society of Engineers Lecture

The world faces a global energy emergency driven by rising prices, uncertainty, and instability of supply, over reliance on hydrocarbons and older nuclear power stations reaching the end of their operational lives.

New nuclear will play a vital role in bringing reliable, secure and affordable power, decarbonising industry and helping countries to meet their net zero commitments. The Rolls-Royce SMR is a radically new approach to deploying proven nuclear technology, economically and efficiently for a wide range of applications.

Modular construction is well established in industries like oil, gas and shipbuilding where engineering, fabrication and assembly of modules is carried out in a controlled factory environment, using advanced manufacturing techniques, before being transported to site for assembly.

The approach results in significant advantages over ‘traditional’ onsite construction, including improved quality control, shorter construction times and increased safety.

The Rolls-Royce SMRs will operate at very high levels of availability (>92%) for at least 60 years, providing long term stable clean energy, to support both on-grid electricity as well as a range of off-grid clean energy solutions. It will support the decarbonisation of industry and the production of clean fuels to enable the energy transition in the wider heat and transportation sectors. 

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Venue details

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Hearing loop