The US Trade and Development Agency has announced USD2.7 million in funding for technical assistance to Meralco PowerGen Corp, to evaluate US small modular reactor designs and develop an implementation roadmap for the Philippines' first SMR nuclear power plant.
 

The shareholders of Romanian nuclear operator Nuclearelectrica have approved the Final Investment Decision for the small modular reactor project in Doicești.
 

How long should it take from signing a contract to first concrete, to completion, for a new nuclear power plant? And what needs to be done to ensure that funding is unlocked for new units? Those are just two of the topics covered by Assystem's Deputy CEO Stéphane Aubarbier.
 

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has signed a loan agreement with the Export-Import Bank of the United States, giving the Polish company greater flexibility in implementing design works planned in 2026 for the country's first nuclear power plant.
 

South Korea's SK Innovation has transferred part of its stake in US small modular reactor developer TerraPower to Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power.
 

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico and US Energy Secretary Chris Wright have signed an Intergovernmental Agreement to advance the European country's nuclear power programme, including deploying a new 1,200 MWe unit.
 

The first nuclear units in Bangladesh and Turkey, plus ones at Tianwan and Xudabao in China could all start-up during 2026, according to Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev.
 

The Slovak Republic has chosen Rothschild & Co after a competitive selection process for a financial advisor for its proposed new nuclear project.
 

Polish power company Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has signed an amendment with the Westinghouse-Bechtel Consortium enabling the implementation of the next stage of work under the project to build Poland's first nuclear power plant, as part of the Engineering Development Agreement.