Tests that simulate the temperatures and pressures which the reactor systems will be subjected to during normal operation have been completed at unit 2 of the San'ao nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province. The unit is the second of six HPR1000s (Hualong Ones) planned at the site.
 

The flushing of safety systems at unit 3 of India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is described as a key moment, signifying the beginning of the active commissioning phase.
 

French molten salt reactor developer Stellaria has signed a letter of intent with the Alternative Energies & Atomic Energy Commission for a feasibility study for constructing its Alvin experimental reactor at its Cadarache site in southern France.
 

Czech nuclear operator ČEZ has signed an early works contract with Rolls-Royce SMR for the proposed construction of a small modular reactor at Temelín. ČEZ has also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to consider the investor model and possible sources of financing.
 

The inner safety dome has been installed on the containment building of unit 1 of the Shidaowan nuclear power plant site, China Huaneng announced. Shidaowan 1 is the first of four HPR1000 (Hualong One) units planned for the site in China's Shandong Province.
 

The inspection of primary equipment at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant unit 1 has been completed, showing the unit in Bangladesh is now ready for first criticality, and an operating licence issued.
 

TerraPower has announced the official start of construction on its first Natrium plant, Kemmerer unit 1 in Wyoming. The Bill Gates-chaired company says the unit will be the first utility-scale advanced nuclear power plant in the United States.
 

The Export-Import Bank of Korea, Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, Korea Electric Power Corporation and Petrovietnam have agreed to explore possible South Korean financing of nuclear power projects in Vietnam.
 

The reactor pressure vessel has been installed at unit 3 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province, China National Nuclear Corporation announced. Zhangzhou 3 is the third of six HPR1000 (Hualong One) units planned for the site.