US private energy developer Fermi America has signed agreements with South Korea's Doosan Enerbility and Hyundai Engineering & Construction related to the construction of four AP1000 reactors at what is designed to be the world's largest, first-of-its kind private grid to power next-generation AI.
 

Eight years after construction of two AP1000 reactors at the VC Summer site in South Carolina was abandoned, Santee Cooper has announced it is in negotiations with Brookfield Asset Management about the potential completion of the units.
 

Energy Northwest has selected a joint venture of Aecon, Kiewit Nuclear Solutions Co and Black & Veatch to design and build the first phase of the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility near Richland, Washington.
 

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed its Environmental Impact Statement for TerraPower's Natrium project and recommended that a construction permit be issued for Kemmerer Unit 1.
 

Fusion energy developer Helion Energy has been granted a Conditional Use Permit by Chelan County, clearing the way for permitting and construction of the fusion generator building of its Orion fusion power plant in Malaga in Washington State.
 

Independent third-party validation has judged that Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) has achieved Technology Readiness Level 6, following the completion of its large-scale uranium enrichment demonstration programme using SILEX laser enrichment technology.

The Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan has taken delivery of 68 new nuclear fuel assemblies as efforts to restart the plant later this year continue, Holtec International announced.
 

The US Department of Energy has released its Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap, a comprehensive national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialisation of fusion energy by the mid-2030s.
 

France-based Newcleo and US-based Oklo have signed an agreement to develop advanced fuel fabrication and manufacturing infrastructure in the USA, with Sweden's Blykalla also considering investing in the project.
 

US microreactor developer Last Energy and the Texas A&M University System have announced plans for a microreactor pilot project at Texas A&M-RELLIS, an applied research and advanced technology campus in Bryan, Texas.
 

Amazon has released a series of images of how its planned X-energy small modular reactor plant - to be named the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility - will look as it gave an update on progress a year after announcing its investment plans.
 

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".