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Luxury car manufacturer Rolls-Royce has announced that it will be constructing modular nuclear reactors in the UK that could be active by the year 2029. These reactors will provide power to the public although it is currently unknown just how efficient they will be. The company has said that the modular reactors will be cheaper than standard nuclear reactors.

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Sun Jan 26 - CNET

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