Finnish small modular reactor developer Steady Energy has signed a letter of intent with municipal energy company Alva-yhtiöt Oy to investigate the suitability of SMRs as a source for district heating in the city of Jyväskylä in central Finland.
 

Swedish lead-cooled small modular reactor technology developer Blykalla has submitted an application to the government to construct a power plant in Norrsundet, Gävle, in east central Sweden, comprising six SEALER reactors.
 

The US Department of Energy has selected eight companies to collectively receive more than USD94 million in federal cost-shared funding to support the near-term deployment of advanced light-water small modular reactors in the USA by addressing key barriers in licensing, supply chain, and site readiness.
 

The two companies will work together to establish a scalable framework for deploying First American Nuclear Co's (FANCO) EAGL-1 small modular reactor and associated fuel facilities, with AtkinsRéalis providing engineering services.

The RITM-200 reactor unit is the eleventh so far manufactured at the ZiO-Podolsk plant, part of Rosatom's machine-building division.
 

The CEO of Indian company Tata Power has told shareholders it is advancing its plans for small modular reactors.

Researchers at Switzerland's Paul Scherrer Institute have experimentally investigated passive cooling systems for small modular reactors, collecting high-resolution measurement data for the first time.
 

The US Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration agency has launched an initiative to develop small modular reactors for use in commercial shipping.
 

The US Department of Energy's Idaho Operations Office has approved the Documented Safety Analysis for Aalo Atomics' Aalo-X experimental reactor. Meanwhile, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the Principal Design Criteria topical report for Oklo's Aurora powerhouse.