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Two SMR projects selected for US federal funding

The US Department of Energy has selected Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec to each receive USD400 million in federal cost-shared funding to support early deployments of advanced light-water small modular reactors in the USA.

New Nuclear · Wednesday, 3 December 2025

Final safety evaluation completed for Wyoming advanced reactor

The US regulator has completed its final safety evaluation for TerraPower's application to build Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 in Kemmerer, Wyoming, one month ahead of its already accelerated schedule.

Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 2 December 2025

Uzbekistan progressing work on first nuclear power plant

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has visited the Jizzakh region to identify growth opportunities in the area, with construction work under way at the site of what will be Uzbekistan’s first nuclear power plant.

New Nuclear · Tuesday, 2 December 2025

Rolls-Royce SMR and ÚJV Řež deepen collaboration

The Czech Republic's ÚJV Řež has signed a memorandum of understanding with UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR "aimed at deepening further cooperation in the implementation of small modular reactor technology in the Czech Republic and abroad".

New Nuclear · Friday, 28 November 2025

Equinix signs up for power from first Stellaria reactor

French molten salt reactor developer Stellaria has signed a pre-order agreement with data centre developer and operator Equinix. Under the agreement, Equinix has secured the first power capacity reservation on the Stellarium, the reactor that Stellaria plans to deploy starting in 2035.

Corporate · Thursday, 27 November 2025

Dutch support for molten salt reactor demonstrator facility

Molten salt reactor developer Thorizon announced it has secured broad industrial and regional support in the Netherlands for the construction of Thorizon Pioneer, a nuclear demonstrator for next-generation molten-salt reactors.

New Nuclear · Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Neighbouring countries consulted on Norwegian nuclear power plant

The Norwegian Environment Agency is sending a proposal for a study programme for a nuclear power plant in Aure and Heim municipalities for consultation to neighbouring countries, as required by the Espoo Convention.

New Nuclear · Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Uvation considers SOLO microreactors for data centres

Terra Innovatum, developer of the SOLO micro-modular reactor, has signed a Letter of Intent with US technology firm Uvation to launch a 1 MWe pilot programme with a strategic option to scale up to 100 MWe supporting Uvation's rapidly-growing AI and data centre infrastructure needs.

New Nuclear · Monday, 24 November 2025

Valar Atomics project achieves early criticality milestone

The company said its NOVA Core achieved zero-power criticality at LANL's National Criticality Experiments Research Center on 17 November.

New Nuclear · Friday, 21 November 2025

US Army names potential microreactor sites

The US Department of the Army has selected nine sites for the potential deployment of microreactor power plants under the Janus Program. Meanwhile, the Defense Innovation Unit has released an Area of Interest to solicit commercial solutions for advanced nuclear power technologies.

New Nuclear · Thursday, 20 November 2025

Oklo and Siemens Energy sign power conversion system contract

Siemens Energy has signed a contract to design and deliver the power conversion system for Oklo's Aurora powerhouse reactors.

Corporate · Thursday, 20 November 2025

Building work starts at US SMR fuel plant

Construction work above ground - also known as vertical construction - has begun for TRISO-X's TX-1 advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which will be the first plant of its kind in the USA.

Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 18 November 2025