The European Commission has launched an investigation into whether the planned public support for Poland's first nuclear power plant complies with EU rules on state aid.

France's Bpifrance Assurance Export and Sfil have joined the growing list of overseas financial institutions expressing interest in helping to finance Poland's first nuclear power plant project. Meanwhile, a poll shows record public support for nuclear energy in Poland.

The State Duma has ratified the protocol to the governmental agreement between Russia and Egypt for the provision of a USD25 billion state export loan for the construction of the El Dabaa nuclear power plant, the official Tass news agency has reported.

As it prepares to test a prototype of its Kaleidos microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory's DOME facility, Radiant Industries has secured USD100 million in Series C funding bringing the company's total venture funding to USD160 million.

The engineering, procurement and construction management contract for the completion of Romania's Cernavoda units 3 and 4 has been signed with the FCSA Joint Venture including Fluor, AtkinsRéalis, Ansaldo Nucleare and Sargent & Lundy Energie.

The International Atomic Energy Agency and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have signed a memorandum of understanding to broaden their collaboration in the nuclear energy sector.

The US International Development Finance Corporation has signed a letter of interest with Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe to provide more than PLN4 billion (USD980 million) in financing for Poland's first nuclear power plant.

The World Economic Forum has released a framework to help align stakeholders on key actions and strategies to accelerate deployment of small modular reactors and other advanced nuclear technologies.

The Czech Republic's competition authority has issued a preliminary ruling rejecting the appeals by Westinghouse and EDF about the tender process for new nuclear units in the country which saw Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power selected.

Micro modular reactor and TRISO fuel company Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation says it is seeking to run a sale process after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the USA.

Slovakia has been awarded a grant from the USA's Nuclear Expediting the Energy Transition (NEXT) project for help in selecting a site for the construction of small modular reactors in the country.

The Board of Directors at the US Export-Import (Exim) Bank has approved a final commitment for a USD98 million loan for pre-project services needed for the development of a first-of-kind NuScale small modular reactor in Romania.