A three-year BRL50 million (USD9.1 million) project brings together private and public sector bodies to develop a concept for a 5 MWt microreactor with core cooling by heat pipes.
 

British inertial fusion energy developer First Light Fusion and UK-based strategic consultancy Stonehaven have released a report outlining a roadmap for commercial fusion in the UK by 2035, which would beat the government's current 2040 target. However, they say the UK must diversify its fusion technology portfolio.
 

Italian technology and engineering group Maire SpA and its sustainable technology subsidiary NextChem have signed a memorandum of understanding with EDF and its Nuward subsidiary to jointly explore opportunities for cooperation in the development and deployment of the Nuward small modular reactor programme.
 

Fusion Fuel Cycles Inc has officially begun construction at the Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario of the Unique Integrated Testing Facility - the world's first integrated tritium fuel cycle system test facility capable of full-loop operations.
 

Pebbles of X-energy's TRISO-X fuel have begun 13 months of irradiation testing at Idaho National Laboratory to evaluate fuel performance across operating scenarios and qualify them for commercial use.
 

The experimental TMSR-LF1 thorium-powered molten salt reactor in Wuwei, Gansu Province, has achieved the first successful conversion of thorium-uranium nuclear fuel, the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced.
 

The US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate has given space technology and infrastructure services company Intuitive Machines a USD8.2 million contract extension to develop next-generation nuclear power systems for spacecraft and lunar infrastructure.
 

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and the University of Missouri have signed a General Agreement expanding joint efforts in nuclear science and technology, radioisotope applications, neutron beam utilisation, nuclear energy and materials research, and advanced computing.
 

Developed in conjunction with Bilfinger UK, the UK Atomic Energy Authority's new and unique virtual simulator will provide operators of the UKAEA-Eni H3AT Tritium Loop Facility with the opportunity to undergo simulated training exercises in a safe and controlled environment.