• Nuclear Turbines raised GBP 15 million in a pre-seed round backed by UK deep-tech investor Empirical Ventures.
• Manchester-based company develops a compact nuclear reactor designed to sit on-site at factories or data centers to supply power.
• Design replaces conventional steam turbines with a high-temperature gas turbine, targeting lower cost and smaller-scale nuclear generation.
• Company was formed via Empirical’s venture studio model, following a technology license negotiated out of BAE Systems’ Launchpad program.

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