The initial loading of fuel assemblies into the core of unit 7 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant has begun. It is the first of two Russian-designed VVER-1200 reactors under construction at the site in China's Jiangsu province.
 

Concreting work on the fourth tier of the reactor building's inner containment at unit 1 of Egypt's El Dabaa nuclear power plant has been completed, the Nuclear Power Plants Authority announced.
 

Slovakia's newest nuclear power unit, Mochovce 4 has reached critical status and minimum controlled power.
 

The main control room of unit 4 at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in China's Hainan province has been commissioned ahead of the reactor's start up in early 2027.
 

The first five Russian engineering specialists have returned to the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran, Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev has said.
 

Nuclear technology company Oklo has announced its Groves Isotope Test Reactor has achieved first criticality, while Deep Fission's underground reactor has received safety design approval. Both reactors are part of the USA's Reactor Pilot Program.
 

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe, which plans to build Poland's first nuclear power plant, announced it has handed over management of the project site to general contractor Bechtel as earthworks start on the construction site.
 

Cold functional tests have been completed at unit 8 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced.
 

Holtec International has signed a memorandum of agreement with US utility Entergy and South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction to evaluate opportunities to advance the potential deployment of its SMR-300 small modular reactor for large-load customers across Entergy's service territory.