The US President's initial discretionary budget request for fiscal 2026 cuts some USD4.7 billion from the Department of Energy's federal funding, including a USD408 million cut to the Office of Nuclear Energy.

As the governors of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming sign a cooperation agreement towards building a regional "energy corridor" underpinned by advanced nuclear technology, small modular reactor developer Holtec International has signed a tripartite cooperation agreement to support its plans for the deployment of SMR-300s in Utah and the broader Mountain West region.

South Africa's Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has told a G20 working group meeting that decarbonisation and development can be complementary, and nuclear energy should play its part.

The first expert session within the framework of the BRICS Nuclear Energy Platform has been held in China, with leading experts discussing best practices for implementing modern solutions in the energy sector.

Senior figures at the World Bank have said it should consider changing its lending policy to include nuclear energy projects.

The Consultative Committee of India's Ministry of Power has met and outlined steps needed to meet the country's target of a more than 10-fold increase in its nuclear energy capacity to 100 GW by 2047.

The Czech Republic's competition authority has dismissed EDF's appeal against the process used to select Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power for new nuclear power capacity in the country.

Minister of State Jitendra Singh has told the Indian Parliament that the process has begun to discuss and propose amendments to the Atomic Energy Act and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, to encourage private sector participation in nuclear projects.

Innovative reactor developer Newcleo said it has "deep appreciation" for the Italian government's "strategic interest and support for the company" after two ministers said the government plans to invest in the company as part of the country's reintroduction of nuclear energy.

As Australia gears up for the federal election on 3 May, leading players in the Liberal-National Coalition have underlined the current opposition's plans for nuclear, should it be elected.

German nuclear technology association Kerntechnik Deutschland e.V. says that restarting the country's nuclear power plants "offers a safe, economically viable and climate-friendly alternative to the current energy policy". It says that up to six shut down reactors could technically resume operation.

Tech giants and other major energy users Amazon, Google, Meta, Dow, Occidental, Allseas and OSGE have signed a pledge supporting the goal of at least tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050.