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Rolls-Royce SMR<\/strong> has awarded \u0160KODA JS<\/strong>, a Czech company headquartered in Pilsen, the contract to design and manufacture the control rod drive mechanisms for its 470 MW<\/strong> modular reactors. This is an exclusive arrangement: \u0160KODA JS becomes the sole supplier for this critical component across the entire British SMR fleet.<\/p>\n

Control Rod Drive Mechanisms serve two distinct functions. During normal operation, they regulate the reactor’s electrical output. In an emergency, they drive the control rods into the core to trigger a rapid shutdown. In short, they are the devices that ensure the reactor remains controllable under any operating condition. \u0160KODA JS will first build a prototype tailored to the British design, then retool its Pilsen facilities for series production. Company management has estimated that each plant built by Rolls-Royce SMR will generate orders worth more than one billion Czech crowns.<\/p>\n

The choice is no coincidence. \u010cEZ<\/strong>, the Czech state energy group that controls \u0160KODA JS, also holds a 20% stake in Rolls-Royce SMR, acquired in July 2025. This ownership overlap has created a convergence of interests that extends well beyond any single contract. \u010cEZ and the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade have already signed agreements with Rolls-Royce SMR to assess the sites at Tu\u0161imice<\/strong> and D\u011btmarovice<\/strong>, in addition to the already-planned installations at Temel\u00edn<\/strong>. The three sites combined could accommodate up to 3,000 megawatts of installed capacity.<\/p>\n

Separately, in May 2026 Rolls-Royce SMR had named two strategic suppliers for nuclear island components: \u0160KODA JS and South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility<\/strong>. The scope of work includes the reactor pressure vessel, early supplier involvement, and design finalisation. The newly awarded contract for control rod drive mechanisms extends that scope further, expanding \u0160KODA JS’s role within the programme. Rolls-Royce SMR has also contracted \u00daJV \u0158e\u017e<\/strong> to carry out analysis, verification, and testing of critical SMR components.<\/p>\n

It is worth stepping back to consider the broader picture. Across Europe, very few manufacturers hold the technical qualifications required to build control systems for pressurised water reactors. Securing \u0160KODA JS as a Tier 1 supplier gives Rolls-Royce SMR access to a rare manufacturing capability at a time when competition for production slots on the continent is intensifying month by month. The Wylfa site in North Wales is already designated to host the first three British SMRs under the contract signed with Great British Energy \u2013 Nuclear<\/strong>. If timelines hold, the supply chain being built today will be the one powering the Rolls-Royce model’s full European expansion for decades to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rolls-Royce SMR has awarded \u0160KODA JS an exclusive contract to design and manufacture the control rod drive mechanisms for its 470 MW modular reactors. The deal strengthens Europe’s SMR industrial supply chain and deepens the strategic nuclear partnership between the UK and the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":3499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRolls-Royce SMR selects \u0160KODA JS for 470 MW reactor control systems - Energia nucleare<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rolls-Royce SMR awards \u0160KODA JS the contract for 470 MW SMR reactor control systems. 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