Germany's Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space has announced funding for three national fusion hubs that will consolidate research and development in the areas of laser fusion, magnetic fusion, and the cross-cutting theme of fuel cycles and materials development.
 

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved Framatome's request to allow its nuclear fuel facility in Richland, Washington, to manufacture TRISO fuel, while Lightbridge and QNI have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a framework for collaboration on the long-term supply of HALEU fuel.
 

The Port of Long Beach in California has become the first port in the USA to sign a memorandum of cooperation with the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration to advance work on development of small modular reactor technology to power commercial vessels, ports and other maritime assets.
 

South Korean shipbuilding company Samsung Heavy Industries announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with USA-based engineering firm Sargent & Lundy for the development of a standardised floating small modular reactor platform.
 

The Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering has received Approval in Principle from the American Bureau of Shipping for the conceptual design of a container ship propelled by two small modular molten salt reactors.
 

California-based startup Deep Fission, which aims to place small modular reactors in boreholes a mile underground, has announced the delivery of its prototype reactor canister for its pilot project to the Parsons site in Kansas.
 

Chiltern Vital Group has signed a letter of intent with Cambridge Atomworks to consider the construction of the prototype Odin microreactor on the Berkeley Green Science and Technology Park in Gloucestershire, England.
 

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and Italian multinational energy company Eni SpA have formed a joint venture to deliver specialist consultancy and operational services to the growing global fusion industry.
 

The first shipment of fuel for full-power, full-temperature testing of Radiant's Kaleidos microreactor technology has been delivered to the National Reactor Innovation Center's Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments facility at Idaho National Laboratory.