# Rolls-Royce has secured up to £599m from Britain’s national wealth fund.

*business · news · 2026-04-13 · The Guardian*

## Key points

- Rolls-Royce has secured up to £599m from the UK's national wealth fund for SMR development.
- The funding will support SMR design and deployment at the Wylfa site, recently acquired from Hitachi.
- A contract between Rolls-Royce SMR and Great British Energy–Nuclear allows immediate work on SMRs.
- Rolls-Royce SMR technology is also planned for installation at Temelín in the Czech Republic.

**Companies:** Rolls-Royce
**Countries:** United Kingdom, Japan, Qatar, France, Czech Republic

[Read the full story on The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/13/rolls-royce-secures-nearly-600m-in-uk-goverment-cash-to-develop-small-reactors)

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