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Czech Industry Ministry, ČEZ and Rolls-Royce SMR memorandum to prepare additional SMR sites
On 21 July 2026 the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, ČEZ and Rolls-Royce SMR signed a memorandum opening the way to prepare further SMR sites, chiefly Dětmarovice and Tušimice, after the first unit planned at Temelín. Rolls-Royce SMR spoke of three Czech sites allowing up to six units. ČEZ also analyses other areas, including Prunéřov, Ledvice, Mělník and Dukovany, without proposals there.
- Type
- Cooperation agreement or MOU
- Countries concerned
- Czechia
- Participants and roles
- Government: Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
- Utility: CEZ Group
- Developer or vendor: Rolls-Royce SMR
- Designs named
- Rolls-Royce SMR
- Scale as stated
- up to six Rolls-Royce SMR units across three Czech sites (Rolls-Royce SMR statement) · 6 units stated
- Announced or first reported
- 21 Jul 2026
- Status
- Active
Memorandum opening preparation of new sites (mainly Dětmarovice and Tušimice), no new permit. Prunéřov is only an area ČEZ analyses. - Confidence
- medium
- Last checked
- 2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)
Related deployment projects
- Rolls-Royce SMR Dětmarovice candidate location — Announced · Czechia
- Temelin Rolls-Royce SMR — Siting · Czechia
- Rolls-Royce SMR Tušimice candidate location — Announced · Czechia
Sources
- MPO: Czech Republic will develop further SMR sites (government_primary, accessed 2026-10-02)
- ČEZ vytipoval pro malé modulární reaktory místa v Dětmarovicích a Tušimicích (reputable_press, accessed 2026-10-14)
- ČEZ additional Czech SMR locations (company_primary, accessed 2026-10-01)