Amentum picked to deliver first Rolls-Royce SMR projects in UK and Czech Republic
Engineering group will manage construction and oversight of early small modular reactor deployments, as Britain looks to add low-carbon power and create thousands of jobs.
Amentum has been selected as programme delivery partner for the first deployments of the Rolls-Royce small modular reactor, or SMR, in the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic, the company said in a statement.
In the UK, the initial projects are expected to deliver up to 1.5 gigawatts of low-carbon electricity to the national grid.
A gigawatt is enough power to supply hundreds of thousands of homes, and the planned capacity is intended to support the UK’s net zero targets while strengthening domestic energy supply. The company said the deployments would also create more than 8,000 long-term jobs in Britain.
Amentum will take responsibility for integration, oversight and governance of the projects, as well as construction management and execution. In practical terms, this means the company will coordinate the many moving parts of the programme, from planning and scheduling to supervising contractors and ensuring safety, cost and timing targets are met. It said it will draw on its experience across the full nuclear life cycle, from design and construction through to operations and decommissioning.
The company will work alongside a group of supply chain partners, including Turner & Townsend, Hochtief, Mace Consult and Unipart.
“The Amentum Rolls-Royce SMR collaboration advances the deployment of this transformational technology, a critical enabler in strengthening energy security in the UK and continental Europe,” said John Heller, chief executive of Amentum.
Loren Jones, senior vice president and head of Amentum’s Energy and Environment International business, said the company would support the rollout of a fleet of Rolls-Royce SMRs and contribute to job creation in the UK over the next four years.
The projects centre on technology developed by Rolls‑Royce SMR. Small modular reactors differ from traditional nuclear power stations in size and construction approach. Instead of being built largely on site, SMRs use smaller, standardised units that are manufactured in factories and then assembled at the power station. This modular approach is designed to reduce construction risk, shorten build times and allow capacity to be added in stages as demand grows.
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The design is intended to support a range of applications, from feeding electricity into national grids to supplying power for industrial sites. Amentum said it has been involved in the concept since 2016, when it began working with Rolls-Royce as part of a consortium developing the modular power station model.
With governments across Europe reassessing energy security and low-carbon generation, the appointment positions Amentum at the centre of some of the earliest commercial deployments of SMR technology in the region.
The Recap
- Amentum named program delivery partner for Rolls‑Royce SMR deployments.
- UK deployments will deliver up to 1.5GW of power.
- The partnership aims to create more than 8,000 British jobs.
