Advanced Modular Reactors

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Advanced Modular Reactors

In an uncertain world, the demand for sovereign power generation is increasing. The Rolls-Royce Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) is uniquely placed to answer the global call for energy resilience, scalable power and a decarbonised energy solution.

What is an Advanced Modular Reactor?

The Rolls-Royce Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) is a compact nuclear power solution designed to meet increasing demand for clean, scalable and reliable power across civil, defence and industrial sectors.

It benefits from the same innovation in modular design and build certainty as the Rolls-Royce SMR, whilst being differentiated in reactor technology, size and power output.

The AMR is designed to be complementary product within our existing Nuclear portfolio, perfectly placed to offer the benefits of a nuclear power solution to the sub-50MWe scale markets.

The benefits of a High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor

The Rolls-Royce AMR builds upon decades of nuclear expertise and power capabilities across our entire portfolio. Its scaled-down High Temperature Gas Reactor will deliver a modular, rapidly deployable solution, leveraging an unrivalled Rolls-Royce product portfolio to deliver energy security and resilience.

A factory-built, compact, modular and deployable design that is easily transportable, the Rolls-Royce AMR will provide continuous electrical or thermal energy. Each generator has a power output of up to 25MWe / 75MWth per unit and can be combined in multi-unit micro-grids to meet higher power site demands.

The AMR will use Coated Particle Fuel. Each particle incorporates multiple protective layers, which contain fission products under even the most extreme conditions. Not only is the fuel accident tolerant and resilient to irradiation and corrosion, but it also provides higher operating temperatures and increased fuel efficiency.

 

Meeting power demands across multiple industries

The Rolls-Royce AMR will provide scalable, sustainable and reliable power, unlocking sovereign power demands and enabling decarbonisation across civil, defence and industrial sectors.

Data centres

Data centres

The Rolls-Royce AMR provides a low-carbon solution for energy intensive applications like data centres, ensuring secure and grid independent power 24/7. Its scalable and rapidly deployable design enables integration with a wide range of platforms without compromising power density.

Defence

Defence

The AMR delivers energy resilience for critical defence infrastructure such as military bases. Its factory-built and modular design makes it highly transportable and easily deployable, while providing energy security and resilience when it is needed most.

Industrial heat

Industrial heat

The modular and easily deployable design of the Rolls-Royce AMR makes it a highly suitable and carbon neutral solution for powering high temperature processes in chemical industries. Despite its compact physical footprint, the AMR delivers energy security while offering a more cost-effective alternative.

Maritime and logistics

Maritime and logistics

The maritime sector is one of the hardest to decarbonise due to its reliance on global energy infrastructure and regulation. The Rolls-Royce AMR can provide autonomous clean energy for portside logistics and is a fossil fuel alternative, enabling vessels to operate for longer periods without refuelling.

Mining

Mining

The AMR is one of the ways Rolls-Royce is meeting the remote and off-grid power demands of the mining industry. Our scalable and easily deployable solution removes complex fuel logistics to provides stable and autonomous energy in hard to reach and energy intensive industries.

Remote communities

Remote communities

The Rolls-Royce AMR can ensure lower carbon energy security for the most remote communities. In these off-grid locations, advanced modular reactors can ensure reliable, continuous power where other clean alternatives may fluctuate.