US construction and engineering firm Kiewit Corporation has been selected by Oklo Inc as the lead constructor for its first commercial Aurora advanced fission power plant at the Idaho National Laboratory.

TerraPower has announced three more supplier contracts as part of the fifth round of procurement awards for the Natrium project in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in the USA.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held meetings to discuss progress on the El Dabaa nuclear power plant with Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev, before an amendment to the intergovernmental agreement between Egypt and Russia was signed.

As energy security and carbon neutrality have become important challenges globally, the demand for nuclear new-builds and life extensions for operating units is rising. However, writes Guen Park, Director of KHNP's Overseas NPP Power Office, the challenge is to deliver nuclear power projects on time and within budget despite global uncertainties, post-pandemic supply chain disruptions and a stricter regulatory environment. The uncertainty from these external factors means that concerns over contracts where one supplier is responsible for engineering, procurement and construction are also increasing.

Westinghouse has signed a contract worth USD180 million with the ITER Organization for the assembly of the vacuum vessel for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor under construction in Cadarache, southern France.

EDF had taken its case to the regional court relating to the tender for new nuclear in the Czech Republic.

Norway's Nuclear Power Committee has selected US-based engineering company Amentum and Norwegian consulting firm Multiconsult Norge AS to report on technology options for a potential nuclear power programme.

Sweden's radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB has selected Swiss construction firm Implenia as its collaborative partner to build the first underground section of the final repository for used nuclear fuel in Forsmark.

Civil engineering for ONDRAF/NIRAS' surface disposal facility in Dessel will be carried out by the NucleusSafe partnership, with construction company Denys responsible for electromechanical aspects. Work is to begin later this year.