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ロールス・ロイス、チェコのSMR(小型モジュール炉)建設契約を獲得、欧州における事業拡大計画を強化

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-- ロールス・ロイスは、チェコ共和国における最大3ギガワットの原子力発電容量を支援するため、原子力発電会社CEZと契約を締結し、欧州における小型モジュール炉(SMR)事業を前進させたと、金曜日に発表した。 ロールス・ロイスSMRは、チェコ共和国初のSMR開発に着手するため、CEZと初期工事契約を締結したと、同社は述べた。 同社は、2025年に完了予定の地質調査を経て、南ボヘミア地方のテメリン地点で、敷地固有の設計作業を開始する予定だという。 契約には、本格的なプロジェクト開発に先立って必要となる許認可取得準備、初期インフラ整備も含まれていると、同社は付け加えた。 ロールス・ロイスは、今回の契約により、同社のSMR部門は欧州全域で複数の原子炉供給契約を締結している唯一の企業となったと述べた。 同社は以前、英国初のSMRの設計・建設をグレート・ブリティッシュ・エナジー・ニュークリア社と締結しているという。 ロールス・ロイスの最高経営責任者(CEO)であるトゥファン・エルギンビルギッチ氏は、今回の合意は戦略的パートナーであるCEZグループとの大規模な事業計画の実現に向けた重要な節目となる、と述べた。 同氏はさらに、今回の合意はロールス・ロイスの原子力事業能力に対する信頼を反映したものであり、英国における近年の勢いをさらに加速させるとともに、同社の変革戦略を後押しし、小型モジュール炉(SMR)事業を欧州および世界市場におけるリーダーシップへと導くものだと付け加えた。

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