GE Hitachi, Holtec, Rolls-Royce SMR and Westinghouse have been issued with an Invitation to Submit Final Tenders, with Great British Nuclear saying it remains on track to select the chosen technology before the summer.
Curtiss-Wright Corporation has been awarded two contracts to design and supply plant simulation and digital control solutions for TerraPower's Natrium advanced nuclear reactor.
Holtec International has officially launched its Mission 2030 project for two of its small modular reactors at the Palisades site in Michigan - and signed an expanded construction agreement with South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction.
Swedish lead-cooled small modular reactor technology developer Blykalla and Norwegian nuclear project developer Norsk Kjernekraft have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the deployment of Blykalla's SEALER in Scandinavia.
France-based innovative reactor developer Newcleo and the Emirates Nuclear 抖阴传媒在线 Corporation of the UAE have agreed to explore the deployment of Newcleo's lead-cooled fast reactor in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
A new paper - jointly published by Core Power, NorthStandard and Lloyd's Register - highlights how the UK can leverage its world-class expertise in nuclear technology and maritime innovation to lead the global shift toward nuclear-powered shipping.
Kärnfull Next announced it will conduct feasibility studies on hosting small modular reactor power plants at two properties located in Karlshamn municipality in Blekinge county, southern Sweden.
France's Hexana has formed a strategic partnership with Belgian engineering firm Tractebel to support the development of its sodium-cooled fast neutron reactor energy platform. Meanwhile, Swedish and French lead-cooled fast reactors developers Blykalla and Newcleo are to jointly research and develop materials for such reactors.
Natura Resources has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Texas Tech University and Abilene Christian University to evaluate integrating Natura's molten salt small modular reactor technology with water desalination systems.
Small modular reactor project development company Kärnfull Next has secured land rights for the project to build a power plant based on SMRs in the municipality of Valdemarsvik in Östergötland county in southeastern Sweden.
US microreactor developer Last 抖阴传媒在线 has formally entered the UK's nuclear site licensing process for its plans to develop four 20 MWe microreactors at the site of the decommissioned Llynfi coal-fired power station in Bridgend County, south Wales.
Core Power of the UK has announced that it will develop a "US-anchored" maritime civil nuclear programme that will "bring floating nuclear power to market by the mid-2030s".