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Key contracts awarded in UK fusion programme
Key contracts awarded in UK fusion programme
The ILIOS consortium has been appointed as the construction partner for the UK's STEP Fusion programme, while Kinectrics has been named as the design and fabrication partner for the UKAEA-Eni H3AT Tritium Loop Facility. The appointments came as the government published its Fusion Energy Strategy.
 
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Cambridge Atomworks, Mott MacDonald sign microreactor MoU
Cambridge Atomworks, Mott MacDonald sign microreactor MoU
The UK's Cambridge Atomworks has signed a memorandum of understanding with engineering, management and development consultancy Mott MacDonald to work on the development of the Odin microreactor.
 
Corporate · Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Hyundai, Thorizon team up for MSR commercialisation
Hyundai, Thorizon team up for MSR commercialisation
Dutch-French molten salt reactor developer Thorizon has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction to jointly advance the development and commercialisation of molten salt reactor technology.
 
Corporate · Monday, 16 March 2026
Equilibrion assesses nuclear-derived sustainable aviation fuel
Equilibrion assesses nuclear-derived sustainable aviation fuel
The UK's Rolls-Royce SMR has signed a memorandum of understanding with strategic and technical consultancy and project development company Equilibrion to collaborate on a technical and economic assessment of sustainable aviation fuel produced using small modular reactors.
 
Energy & Environment · Tuesday, 10 March 2026
ABS, HD Hyundai team up for nuclear-propelled container ships
ABS, HD Hyundai team up for nuclear-propelled container ships
The American Bureau of Shipping and South Korea's HD Hyundai have signed a joint development project for the conceptual design of a nuclear-powered electric propulsion system for a container ship.
 
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 10 March 2026
Korean partnership to consider use of HTGRs
Korean partnership to consider use of HTGRs
The Korea Chemical Industry Association and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in studying the deployment of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors in the petrochemical industry.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 9 March 2026
US establishes Nuclear Energy Launch Pad
US establishes Nuclear Energy Launch Pad
The US Department of Energy and the National Reactor Innovation Center are setting up a Nuclear Energy Launch Pad designed to "promote the rapid development and implementation of advanced nuclear technologies by private industry".
 
Nuclear Policies · Friday, 6 March 2026
Research aims to bring MSRs closer to commercialisation
Research aims to bring MSRs closer to commercialisation
Researchers from the University of Liverpool and Copenhagen Atomics say that salt purity is the critical factor in preventing corrosion of stainless steel in molten salt reactors. Meanwhile, irradiation testing of materials for such reactors has begun at the High Flux Reactor in the Netherlands.
 
New Nuclear · Thursday, 5 March 2026
The mouse-sized robot developed to inspect the Large Hadron Collider
The mouse-sized robot developed to inspect the Large Hadron Collider
A 3.7 centimetre-wide robot has been designed to travel along the 27-kilometre Large Hadron Collider to allow remote inspections of the world’s most powerful particle accelerator.
 
Other News · Wednesday, 4 March 2026
SRS to construct Romanian reactor research facilities
SRS to construct Romanian reactor research facilities
Newcleo subsidiary SRS Servizi di Ricerche e Sviluppo has been contracted by Romanian state-owned nuclear R&D coordination organisation RATEN to supply lead-cooled nuclear reactor research facilities.
 
Corporate · Monday, 2 March 2026
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