France-based innovative reactor developer Newcleo has officially initiated its safeguards-by-design engagement with Euratom, the regulatory body overseeing nuclear safeguards within the European Union, for its lead-cooled fast reactor.
 

The municipalities of Lyngdal and Farsund in southern Norway's Lister region have decided to become co-owners of Lister Kjernekraft AS, a nuclear power plant project development company established by Norsk Kjernekraft AS in September.
 

Holtec International has announced a memorandum of understanding with Hungary's energy giant MVM to explore the deployment of Holtec’s SMR-300 small modular reactor technology in the country.
 

X-energy of the USA - developer of the Xe-100 high temperature gas-cooled small modular reactor - has signed a reservation agreement with South Korean nuclear component designer and manufacturer Doosan Enerbility for key components for its reactors.
 

Poland's Synthos Green Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea's Samsung C&T Corporation to explore future partnership opportunities for the fleet deployment of GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 small modular reactor technology in Central and Eastern Europe.
 

GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 small modular reactor design appears suitable for construction in the UK, regulators have concluded following Step 2 of the Generic Design Assessment. The regulators said there are "no fundamental safety, security, safeguards or environmental protection shortfalls with the design that could prevent its deployment in Great Britain".

 

Finland's SEATOM Technologies Oy - developer of a submersible micro reactor for naval and seabed operations - has been selected to participate in NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic 2026 Challenge Programme.
 

Lead units for three small modular reactor designs being developed by India's Bhaba Atomic Research Centre will be built at Tarapur in Maharashtra and the Vizag campus in Andhra Pradesh.
 

Six European nuclear regulators have completed the second phase of a joint early review of France's Nuward small modular reactor design.