A group of companies including EDF has come together in the AION consortium to support the bid for a European AI Gigafactory in France.

Nuclear energy is at the heart of Kazakhstan's strategic plans as it transitions to become a "digital power", the country's president has said in an interview with a national newspaper. Separately, the USA and Kazakhstan announced an expansion of their civil nuclear energy partnership with the launch of an SMR feasibility study.

The board of South Carolina’s public power and water utility has approved a memorandum of understanding that marks the next step in the potential sale of the two partially built VC Summer AP1000 units to Brookfield Asset Management.

Idaho National Laboratory has launched full-scale production of enriched fuel salt for the world's first test of a molten chloride salt fast reactor - technology that could be deployed as soon as the 2030s for both terrestrial and maritime applications.

Shifting environmental requirements are "reigniting interest" in nuclear propulsion as a long-term solution for maritime decarbonisation, according to Norwegian classification society DNV. However, it says significant challenges remain to be met before nuclear propulsion can become a viable solution.

The government of Saskatchewan says it is committed to building a provincial electricity system powered by nuclear energy in its newly released strategy and supply plan.

The US Department of Army has announced the launch of the Janus Program, a next-generation nuclear power programme aimed at delivering "resilient, secure, and assured energy to support national defence installations and critical missions".
 

The new Port Hope Nuclear Discovery Centre will give visitors the opportunity to learn about nuclear power and energy demand, as well as Ontario Power Generation's proposed Wesleyville nuclear power project.

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and Minister of Energy Zhecho Stankov are considering the potential installation of small modular reactors in the country as part of its aim to be a regional energy leader.

The US regulator said the initial submissions from the company - which has just announced plans to go public - for a licence to build and operate four Westinghouse AP1000 reactors in Texas contain sufficient information on the reactor design.
 

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Corporation and other Korean companies have signed several agreements to support US nuclear projects, including the deployment of nuclear to support growing demand from data centres and strengthening the nuclear fuel supply chain.

BWXT Advanced Fuels, LLC will be dedicated to the commercialisation of advanced nuclear fuel, such as TRISO, and will pursue partnerships to deliver commercial nuclear fuel for advanced nuclear reactors.

Standard Nuclear has been announced as the first US company to be conditionally accepted into the Department of Energy's programme to establish a domestic nuclear fuel supply chain for testing new reactors.

Russia's Baltic Shipyard has demonstrated the use of a collaborative robot and a welding robot with machine vision, which it says will be an important part of the plant's modernisation programme.

A memorandum of cooperation has been signed between the UK and Japan for partnership on fusion energy - as companies in the two countries announce new collaborations.

France-headquartered innovative reactor developer Newcleo has signed a memorandum of understanding with Federbeton, the Italian cement association, to explore Newcleo's technologies and potential synergies with the cement industry.

State Governor Kathy Hochul has directed New York's public electric utility to develop and construct an advanced nuclear power plant in Upstate New York.

A new company has been established with the goal of developing a nuclear power plant near the Mongstad oil refinery in Norway. Meanwhile, Norsk Kjernekraft has partnered with France's Hexana to explore opportunities for joint deployment of advanced nuclear technologies in Norway.

Following a two-year competition, Rolls-Royce SMR has been selected as the preferred bidder to construct the UK's first small modular reactors.

The UK government is committing GBP14.2 billion (USD19.1 billion) towards the building of the Sizewell C plant in Suffolk, England, which will be a "replica" of Hinkley Point C featuring two of EDF's EPR reactors.

Canada's Nuclear Waste Management Organization is seeking public input to "confirm and refine" its proposed approach ahead of the planned 2028 launch of the site selection process for a second radioactive waste repository.

Thorizon has announced a new research collaboration with Curium and INSA Lyon to support the development of its Thorizon One advanced small modular molten salt reactor. The collaboration includes corrosion testing of metals in contact with molten salt.

Lightbridge's advanced nuclear fuel technology has completed the final design review for its upcoming irradiation experiment at Idaho National Laboratory - and expects to benefit from a groundbreaking testing method developed by the lab.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has set out the intentions of Canada's First Ministers to work together to establish the nation as a global energy superpower, streamlining the project approval and permitting process for "projects of national interest".