The Czech Republic's ÚJV Řež has signed a memorandum of understanding with UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR "aimed at deepening further cooperation in the implementation of small modular reactor technology in the Czech Republic and abroad".
 

French molten salt reactor developer Stellaria has signed a pre-order agreement with data centre developer and operator Equinix. Under the agreement, Equinix has secured the first power capacity reservation on the Stellarium, the reactor that Stellaria plans to deploy starting in 2035.

Kyrgyzstan is exploring the possibility of building its first nuclear power plant using Russian small modular reactors, Vladimir Putin has said.
 

The Norwegian Environment Agency is sending a proposal for a study programme for a nuclear power plant in Aure and Heim municipalities for consultation to neighbouring countries, as required by the Espoo Convention.
 

A memorandum of understanding on cooperation in nuclear energy has been signed by Türkiye Nükleer Enerji AŞ and Korea Electric Power Corporation during a meeting between the presidents of Turkey and South Korea.
 

The multilateral development bank has amended its energy policy, paving the way for it to support developing member countries that choose to pursue nuclear power.
 

Unit 2 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant has begun supplying electricity to the grid, China National Nuclear Corporation announced. The unit is the second of six Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors planned at the site in China's Fujian province.
 

A series of "radical, root-cause solutions" is required to simplify the UK's nuclear regulatory system in order to speed up the construction of new nuclear projects at a lower cost and on time, an independent taskforce has concluded.
 

Terra Innovatum, developer of the SOLO micro-modular reactor, has signed a Letter of Intent with US technology firm Uvation to launch a 1 MWe pilot programme with a strategic option to scale up to 100 MWe supporting Uvation's rapidly-growing AI and data centre infrastructure needs.