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BREAKING: Newton Aycliffe shortlisted for Rolls-Royce's first £200m 'mini' nuclear reactor factory
Rolls-Royce has announced Newton Aycliffe as a potential locations for its first Small Modular Reactor factory.
The Factory is expected to be around 23,000 square metres in size – equivalent to three football pitches, will cost around £100-£200 million and will create around 200 long-term high-skilled jobs.
This is fantastic news for local people, if these SMRs go ahead, Newton Aycliffe could be at the forefront of manufacturing components for this British-made tech.