The province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands announced it will invest EUR4 million (USD4.2 million) in the further development of molten salt reactors.

The Netherlands is unlikely to have a new nuclear power plant online by 2035, as previously planned, Minister of Environment and Green Growth Sophie Hermans has told parliament. She said the government is now including Eemshaven among the list of potential sites for two new reactors.

Dutch construction firm BAM Bouw en Techniek announced it has started construction of a new production hall at Urenco's uranium enrichment plant in Almelo in the Netherlands.

Dutch technology companies Demcon, Thorizon and VDL Group have signed a project agreement to demonstrate and validate the manufacturability, safety, and functionality of critical components and non-nuclear (sub)systems of these reactors.

Ownership of the shut down Dodewaard nuclear power plant in the Netherlands has been transferred from licence holder BV Gemeenschappelijke Kernenergiecentrale Nederland to the Central Organisation for Radioactive Waste.

An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has completed a review of long-term operational safety for the Borssele nuclear power plant in the Netherlands.

Amentum has been selected by the Netherlands to review and advise on the technical feasibility studies for two new reactors in the country submitted from three potential reactor vendors.

Small modular reactors could play an important role and contribute to the Dutch energy transition, a joint report by NRG-Pallas and TNO concludes. The study shows that there is room for more than 13 SMRs in 2050.

Poland's Ministry of Industry and Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry have signed a memorandum to promote Polish-Japanese cooperation in the nuclear sector. Meanwhile, the Polish and Dutch nuclear regulators have agreed to cooperate.

Dutch nuclear energy development and consultancy company ULC-Energy BV has completed a study - supported by C-Job Naval Architects - analysing the design and economic implications of using civil nuclear reactor technology to power a Newcastlemax bulk carrier.