A historic engineering site will supply key turbine components for a new generation of nuclear power.<\/p>\n
Siemens Energy’s Newcastle facility, formerly CA Parsons Works, will manufacture steam turbine parts for Rolls-Royce’s Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme, starting with its first three reactors at the Gwyndod project in Anglesey, North Wales.<\/p>\n
The work marks the first time such components will be produced for a small modular reactor anywhere in Europe.<\/p>\n
Miatta Fahnbulleh, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, said: “This is what our golden age of nuclear looks like in practice: skilled jobs in Newcastle, stronger British manufacturing and a more secure energy future.<\/p>\n
“Producing these components here in the UK will help strengthen our energy security, reduce our exposure to volatile international gas markets, create new export opportunities for British industry, and reindustrialise the UK.”<\/p>\n
The Newcastle facility is also planned to become the service hub for Siemens Energy’s key components for the Rolls-Royce SMR UK fleet.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Reynolds, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, said: “When the Prime Minister promised growth in every postcode, this is what he meant.<\/p>\n
“This investment will support more than 550 good jobs for people in Newcastle and delivers on our pledge to reindustrialise Britain.”<\/p>\n
Rolls-Royce SMR named Siemens Energy its global turbine systems partner in February 2025.<\/p>\n
Chris Cholerton, CEO of Rolls-Royce SMR, said: “I’m proud of today’s announcement, which clearly demonstrates how Rolls-Royce SMR is delivering its commitment to localisation, driving investment and reshoring work that would have taken place overseas.<\/p>\n
“By working with Siemens Energy in Newcastle, we are building on a remarkable industrial legacy while creating and sustaining the skills and supply chain needed to deliver clean, secure and affordable energy for decades to come.”<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Education Secretary on ‘huge anxieties’ amid school closures over A66 crash funeral<\/a> The CA Parsons Works has been part of the UK’s energy infrastructure since 1889, including construction of the steam turbine for Calder Hall in Cumbria\u2014the world’s first commercial nuclear power station.<\/p>\n Darren Davidson, UK vice president for Siemens Energy, said: “This is a significant moment for Siemens Energy and our Newcastle facility, for UK manufacturing and for Britain’s nuclear future.<\/p>\n “Building on a site with a world-class engineering legacy, we’re preparing to manufacture the next generation of steam turbines for small modular reactors, supporting energy security, creating skilled jobs and helping power the UK’s\u202ffuture energy mix.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A historic engineering site will supply key turbine components for a new generation of nuclear power. Siemens Energy’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118055,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[20731],"tags":[4685,1238,25248,21182,22770,48132,9607,48133],"class_list":["post-118054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rolls-royce","tag-newcastle","tag-rolls-royce","tag-rolls-royce-smr","tag-rolls-royces","tag-siemens-energy","tag-siemens-energys","tag-smr","tag-the-ca-parsons-works"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/117216844264444268","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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