The National Nuclear Energy Commission says that a preferred site has been selected and the aim is for the Centena radioactive waste repository to be completed by 2030.
 

Amentum, AtkinsRéalis, Westinghouse Environmental Services UK, Altrad, Cavendish Nuclear and Shepley Engineers will all be involved in the GBP4.6 billion (USD6 billion) framework agreement to deliver decommissioning solutions for some of the oldest facilities at the UK's Sellafield site.
 

Ukraine’s nuclear regulator has approved the release of the first 20 tonnes of carbon steel from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant for reuse elsewhere in the country.
 

The Russian nuclear regulator, Rostekhnadzor, has issued a 25-year licence for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's dry storage facility for used nuclear fuel.
 

The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, has launched a special interest group to help member states better understand the technical and safety requirements of the development of geological disposal facilities.
 

Sellafield Ltd has awarded contracts worth a total of GBP2.9 billion (USD3.8 billion) to a partnership comprising Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Costain Limited, and HOCHTIEF (UK) Construction Ltd for non-nuclear infrastructure works at the Sellafield site in Cumbria, northwest England.
 

Canada's nuclear regulator has authorised Ontario Power Generation to begin operating a new building, which will store used steam generators, at its Western Waste Management Facility.
 

US radioactive waste disposal technology developer Deep Isolation has called for nuclear waste disposal to be included in the National Association of State Energy Officials' Advanced Nuclear First Movers Orderbook Strategy.
 

Holtec International has announced that plans to build a consolidated interim storage facility for used nuclear fuel in New Mexico have been cancelled, but said it would still support its partner - the Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance - in future used fuel storage opportunities.