Škoda Praha has agreed to work on cost estimates and plans to build Holtec SMR-160 units in the Czech Republic with Holtec's partner, Hyundai Engineering and Construction.

A paradigm shift is needed to enable safe deployment with the speed and magnitude required, said Rumina Velshi in her remarks to the 4th International Conference on Generation IV and Small Reactors.

The Canada Infrastructure Bank has announced a commitment of CAD970 million (USD713 million) towards Ontario Power Generation's Darlington New Nuclear Project, in the bank's largest investment in clean power to date.
 

Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas and TerraPower are to build the Natrium Fuel Facility at GNF-A's existing site in North Carolina. The facility is part of a major expansion to GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's Wilmington operations that will also support commercial deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor.

Rolls-Royce SMR is carrying out site visits of the eight locations now in the running to host its first factory for small modular reactors.

Holtec International of the USA and South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction have agreed to accelerate the programme to complete the balance of plant design of the remaining systems and structures for the SMR-160 advanced small modular reactor.

Southern Company and TerraPower have completed construction and installation of a new test facility at TerraPower's laboratory in Everett, Washington. The Integrated Effects Test will be used in the development of the Molten Chloride Fast Reactor.

Finnish utility Fortum has launched a two-year feasibility study to examine the prerequisites for nuclear new build in Finland and Sweden. The study will consider both small modular reactors and conventional large reactors.

The TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility - or TF3 - in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, will be North America's first commercial-scale advanced nuclear fuel facility and is set to be commissioned and operational by 2025.
 

Sweden's incoming centre-right coalition government has adopted a positive stance towards nuclear energy, calling for state-owned energy company Vattenfall to investigate the possible restart of Ringhals units 1 and 2, as well as to prepare for the construction of new reactors.

A master services agreement signed by Laurentis Energy Partners and Synthos Green Energy will support the development and deployment of small modular reactors in Poland. The agreement enables international collaboration between the two companies, beginning with early project planning.

The Czech Republic's ČEZ and Canada’s Ontario Power Generation have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on "deployment of nuclear technology including small modular reactors (SMRs) to safely produce clean, reliable electricity in their jurisdictions".