The US Department of Energy has announced plans to co-locate data centres and new energy infrastructure on its lands, and identified 16 potential sites it says are uniquely positioned for rapid data centre construction.

BWX Technologies, Inc's new facility in Lynchburg has been built with support from local and state tax grants and will be home to the company's Advanced Technologies business unit.

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency has developed what it says is the world's first "uranium rechargeable battery" and that tests have verified its performance in charging and discharging. Meanwhile, South Korean researchers have developed a prototype betavoltaic battery powered by the carbon-14 isotope.

A team of remote technology specialists have achieved an industry first at the UK's Sellafield site by successfully operating a robot remotely from an off-site location. The achievement, by AtkinsRéalis and Sellafield Ltd, demonstrates the potential of virtual site access on nuclear-licensed sites.

A multi-year project in collaboration with the UK Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), NAC International, Inc, and the University of Sheffield has culminated in the manufacture of a first-of-its-kind disposal canister prototype and elevated Deep Isolation's technology readiness level.

France-based Newcleo is to collaborate with Italian designer, manufacturer and installer of machinery and plants for the iron and steel industry Danieli Group on integrating Newcleo's lead-cooled fast reactors with Danieli's steelmaking technology.

Japan's Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority have signed a memorandum of cooperation on joint research in robotics and autonomous systems, including applications in nuclear decommissioning.

UK-based classification society and professional advisory service Lloyd's Register announced it is to use generative AI to advance the application of nuclear technology in maritime in collaboration with Microsoft.

Moltex's WATSS process for converting used uranium oxide fuel into molten salt reactor fuel has been validated on used fuel from a commercial nuclear reactor.