The Philippine Department of Energy has released a comprehensive framework that grants the country's first nuclear power plant priority dispatch, long-term contracting options, and incentives to accelerate the integration of nuclear energy into the power generation mix.
 

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico says his government has approved a proposed intergovernmental agreement with the USA on the construction of a new unit at the Bohunice nuclear power plant.
 

Cold functional tests have been completed at unit 2 of the San'ao nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province, China General Nuclear has announced. The unit is the second of six HPR1000s (Hualong Ones) planned at the site.
 

The US State of Arkansas has formally engaged consultancy firm Excel Services Corporation to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study on the development of new nuclear energy generation within the state.
 

Blykalla, Studsvik and Evroc and have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the development of Sweden's first nuclear-powered data centres at Studsvik's licensed nuclear site in Nyköping on the country's east coast.
 

Italy's Council of Ministers, at a meeting chaired by President Giorgia Meloni, has approved for final consideration a bill delegating responsibility for the reintroduction of nuclear energy in the country to the government.
 

The Swedish government has appointed a special investigator to propose how compensation from the state should be paid if nuclear power is phased out due to future political decisions. It says the possibility for compensation should provide predictability to owners, reduce risk for investors and thereby enable more investments in nuclear power.
 

Duke Energy has added large light-water reactor technology in an update to its long-range resource plan, targeting a potential 2037 in-service date for new nuclear generation either from small modular reactors at Belews Creek or a large reactor at the WS Lee site.
 

Sizewell C has awarded Arabelle Solutions a contract for the supply and installation of two complete turbine islands for the planned Sizewell C nuclear power plant in the UK. The EDF subsidiary is already supplying turbines for the sister project, Hinkley Point C.
 

The Czech Republic, which already has European Commission approval for its financing plan for one new unit at Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant, has now formally sought approval for similar state support for the second new unit, which is part of the country's expanded new nuclear plans.
 

The last roofing truss has been moved into place on the turbine hall and the metal shell for the central cavity of the BREST-OD-300 lead-cooled fast neutron reactor has been installed.
 

Anita van den Ende, Secretary General of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, has officially launched the construction of the Pallas research reactor in Petten, the Netherlands.