Aalo Atomics, developer of sodium-cooled small modular reactors, and Microsoft are collaborating on using artificial intelligence to "transform how complex energy systems are designed, approved, and built".
 

The continued operation of unit 2 at the Kori nuclear power plant until 2033 has been approved by South Korea's Nuclear Safety and Security Commission. The reactor has been offline since April 2023, when its original 40-year operating permit expired.
 

South Africa's National Nuclear Regulator has authorised the 930 MWe Koeberg 2 unit for a further 20 years of operation.
 

The Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority has issued licences which clear the way for the pouring of first concrete for the Paks Nuclear Power Plant project.
 

An International Atomic Energy Agency mission has praised Latvia’s “strong commitment to enhancing nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness" and suggested measures to further strengthen it, including by implementing a national coordinating mechanism in all emergency response organisations.
 

The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation has granted formal consent to EDF Energy to decommission the Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant in Somerset, England.
 

The International Atomic Energy Agency says that negotiations are on-going to allow work to take place to restore a backup external power supply to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
 

TerraPower has submitted its Natrium reactor and energy storage system into the UK's Generic Design Assessment process in the company's first regulatory step to deploying the technology in an international market.
 

Fusion energy developer Helion Energy has been granted a Conditional Use Permit by Chelan County, clearing the way for permitting and construction of the fusion generator building of its Orion fusion power plant in Malaga in Washington State.