# Ministers have chosen Wylfa on Anglesey as the site after signing a £2.5bn partnership with Rolls-Royce to build it.

*business · news · 2026-04-13 · BBC News*

## Key points

- The UK government has selected Wylfa as the site for its first small modular reactors.
- A £2.5bn partnership with Rolls-Royce will fund the construction of three SMRs at Wylfa.
- The project is expected to create 3,000 local and 5,000 national jobs.
- The three SMRs are projected to power around 3 million homes for over 60 years.
- Final investment decision for the Wylfa SMR project is expected by the end of the decade.

**Companies:** Rolls-Royce
**Countries:** United Kingdom, Czechia

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