US advanced nuclear technology developer X-energy Reactor Company has signed a Letter of Intent with Talen Energy Corporation to assess deploying X-energy's XE-100 small modular reactors in Pennsylvania and across the PJM Interconnection Regional Transmission Organization market.
 

Swedish lead-cooled small modular reactor technology developer Blykalla said it plans to proceed with the next phase of planning for a power plant in Norrsundet, Gävle, in east central Sweden, after initial assessments confirmed that the site offers suitable conditions.
 

US advanced nuclear technology developer X-energy Reactor Company and Japanese engineering firm IHI Corporation have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to explore and promote collaboration in high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technology.
 

Nuclear technology company Oklo has received US Department of Energy approval for the Nuclear Safety Design Agreements for both its first Aurora powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory and Atomic Alchemy's Groves Isotopes Test Reactor in Texas. Atomic Alchemy has also been granted issued a materials licence for the isotope reactor.
 

The UK's Cambridge Atomworks has signed a memorandum of understanding with engineering, management and development consultancy Mott MacDonald to work on the development of the Odin microreactor.
 

GE Vernova and Hitachi Ltd have entered into a memorandum of understanding to explore opportunities to deploy the BWRX-300 small modular reactor in Southeast Asia.
 

Dutch-French molten salt reactor developer Thorizon has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction to jointly advance the development and commercialisation of molten salt reactor technology.
 

UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Emma Reynolds, has decided to provide regulatory justification for the Rolls‑Royce SMR design - the first small modular reactor to receive this approval.
 

Multinational professional services firm Arup has been appointed by Great British Energy - Nuclear to provide early-phase foundation engineering and design support for the construction of its small modular reactor project at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey, North Wales.