A collaboration agreement has been signed between Japan's Kyoto Fusioneering and the UK Atomic Energy Authority to develop fusion related technologies. The first project under the collaboration will be the development of a 'fusion-grade' silicon carbide composite system. 

Deep borehole disposal cannot replace the UK's need for a geological disposal facility but may nevertheless have a helpful role to play in the disposal of some of the country's nuclear waste inventory, according to a study conducted by Deep Isolation on behalf of the UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

British engineering group Rolls-Royce has secured additional funding of GBP2.9 million (USD3.5 million) from the UK Space Agency for a project that will deliver an initial demonstration of a UK lunar modular nuclear reactor. The company plans to have a reactor ready to send to the Moon by 2029.

Urenco has announced that it is withdrawing its support for the U-Battery advanced modular reactor project "having exhausted its attempts to secure the commitment of new commercial investors".

A coated particle fuel for nuclear thermal propulsion applications, fabricated by TRISO-X LLC, has undergone testing in extreme conditions representing those experienced in space.

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have entered a strategic research partnership to better understand the performance and behaviour of materials required for use in future commercial fusion power plants.

Newcleo, the UK-headquartered developer of small modular lead-cooled fast reactors, has signed an agreement with Italian utility Enel to cooperate on Newcleo's power plant projects, including taking a stake in the first plant.

Canadian-German nuclear technology company Dual Fluid has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian research centre TRIUMF to advance the development of a small modular reactor based on Dual Fluid technology.

The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission has spun off two nuclear start-ups - Hexana and Stellaria - for the development of small modular reactors.

The UK Atomic Energy Authority and the University of Sheffield have entered a partnership that is set to drive the development of fusion technology and the UK's future fusion industry. The collaboration will see Sheffield appoint two Chairs who will establish new research programmes to address global fusion challenges.

The USA's first-of-its-kind 1 MW demonstration scale, nuclear-powered clean hydrogen production facility has begun operating at Constellation's Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in Oswego, New York. The company said the new facility will help demonstrate the potential for hydrogen to power a clean economy.

Bangor University in Wales will develop a nuclear thermal fuel system to support deep space exploration with funding provided by the UK Space Agency. It is one of eight projects receiving a total of GBP1.6 million (USD1.9 million) in funding through the agency's Enabling Space Exploration fund.