Brazil's National Nuclear Energy Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with Argentina's Invap setting out the "terms, conditions and premises that will guide negotiations on the execution" of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction agreement for the Brazilian Multipurpose Reactor.
 

In the budget bill for 2026, the Swedish government has proposed a financial framework for companies seeking government loans to fund the construction of new nuclear power projects.
 

Nine industry associations participating in the Roadmaps to New Nuclear high-level conference in Paris, have called on governments to take action to bolster energy security and address the rising global need for reliable, clean electricity.
 

The main structure of the world's first nuclear power ultra-large high-level seawater cooling tower has been completed at unit 1 of the Lianjiang plant in China's Guangdong province, State Power Investment Corp announced.
 

Deep Fission, which aims to place small modular reactors in boreholes a mile underground, says it has identified three initial potential project sites - in Texas, Utah and Kansas.

 

The CA01 'super module' has been installed at unit 1 of the Lufeng nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province, the Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute announced.
 

Ontario Power Generation's Darlington New Nuclear project has been named as one of the first projects to be reviewed by a new office set up by the federal government to help fast-track major projects.
 

Estonia's Fermi Energia has signed a teaming agreement with Canadian construction company Aecon to advance cooperation on the development and deployment of GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular reactor technology in Estonia.

Several agreements have been signed between UK and US companies to advance the deployment of small modular reactors and advanced reactors in both countries. The deals were signed ahead of the state visit of President Donald Trump to the UK later this week.
 

The International Atomic Energy Agency has revised upwards its forecast for new nuclear capacity, with its high case scenario suggesting a 2.6-times increase from 377 GW of capacity in 2024 to 992 GW by 2050.
 

A contract has been awarded for the construction of the conventional islands of the three reactors that will comprise the first phase of the Xuwei nuclear power project in China. The plant will supply both industrial heating and electricity by coupling a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor with two pressurised water reactors.
 

The lower tier of the internal containment building has been installed at the third new unit being built at the Leningrad nuclear power plant in Russia.