Norway should build a deep geological landfill for high-level waste and a medium-depth geological repository for low- and intermediate-level waste, a group of experts considering solutions for the disposal of the country's historic radioactive waste have recommended.

Technical cooperation under a newly signed Memorandum of Agreement between Westinghouse Electric Company and the University of Saskatchewan will help accelerate deployment of the microreactor in Saskatchewan.

A memorandum of understanding and a master services agreement signed by Westinghouse Electric Company and McMaster University aim to move the eVinci microreactor towards commercialisation.

A research team led by GE Hitachi Nuclear has successfully tested an innovative new building block made of steel-concrete composite that is claimed to significantly reduce the cost of building nuclear reactor containment structures.

Moltex Energy Canada Inc has initiated pre-licensing consultation with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission in relation to the development of its WATSS process for converting used uranium oxide fuel into molten salt reactor fuel.

Australian ship design group Seatransport and US-based Deployable Energy are collaborating with UK-based classification society and professional advisory service Lloyd's Register to develop nuclear power generation for different applications, including strategic response vessels in remote areas.

Eight technology developers have been selected and are now eligible to seek funding as part of a programme to provide fixed on-site microreactors at military installations "to support global operations across land, air, sea, space and cyberspace".

US microreactor developer Aalo Atomics has launched the Aalo Pod - a 50 MWe "extra modular reactor" for powering data centres which is based on its Aalo-1 advanced reactor technology.

British inertial fusion energy developer First Light Fusion and systems, engineering and technology company Frazer-Nash Consultancy have announced plans for collaborative research to advance fusion energy.