Tractebel is to contribute to the development of France's Nuward small modular reactor project. The Belgian engineering firm will conduct studies for the completion of the conceptual design of "the first SMR in the European Union".

The State of Wyoming has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Batelle Energy Alliance, the operating contractor of the Idaho National Laboratory, to collaborate in the research, development, demonstration and deployment of advanced energy technologies with a special focus on advanced nuclear.

The pouring of concrete has been completed for the foundation slab of the conventional island for the ACP100 multi-purpose small modular reactor demonstration project at the Changjiang nuclear power plant on China's island province of Hainan.

NuScale Power has completed its merger with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp to create the world's first and only publicly traded small modular reactor (SMR) technology provider. The merged company will use the proceeds from the transaction to accelerate the commercialisation of NuScale's SMR technology.
 

A small modular reactor could be used to power Purdue University’s campus in Indiana in the USA, depending on the result of joint studies with energy giant Duke about the feasibility of the idea.

Doosan Enerbility is to begin manufacturing main equipment for NuScale small modular reactors, under a newly signed agreement which marks a milestone for the production of the NuScale Power Module.

NuScale Power and the US Reactor Forging Consortium have signed a collaboration agreement to "leverage the existing robust forging supply chain in the USA", to prepare NuScale to deploy its small modular reactor technology to customers worldwide and to support, retain, and expand US manufacturing jobs.

Bruce Power, Constellation, Southern Company and Tennessee Valley Authority have joined Kairos Power Operations, Manufacturing and Development Alliance. The consortium's goal is to advance the development of Kairos Power's advanced fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactor technology.

Ontario Power Generation  and the Tennessee Valley Authority have announced plans to work together to develop advanced nuclear technology including small modular reactors in both Canada and the USA, creating a North American energy hub.

The chairman of Rolls-Royce SMR, Paul Stein, has told the Reuters news agency he hopes to get regulatory approval for its small modular reactor design by mid-2024, with grid power able to be produced by 2029.

The US Department of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office has announced it will proceed with the project to build and demonstrate a TRISO-fuelled prototype mobile microreactor at the Idaho National Laboratory site. It will be the USA's first electricity-generating Generation IV reactor.

Ontario Power Generation's wholly-owned subsidiary Laurentis Energy Partners and Estonia's Fermi Energia have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a construction programme for small modular reactors in Estonia.