Czechia signs nuclear energy memorandum with Britain

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (Civic Democratic Party)  announced that Czechia and Britain have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in nuclear energy. Following talks in London with his British counterpart Keir Starmer, Fiala said the British firm Rolls-Royce SMR is considering building a factory for small modular reactors (SMRs) in Czechia. Both countries view nuclear energy as key to their low-carbon energy strategies. Czech energy company ČEZ recently became a strategic partner of Rolls-Royce SMR, acquiring a 20% stake. ČEZ plans to build SMRs with a total capacity of 3 gigawatts by 2050.