The World Bank has taken its first step since ending its ban on funding nuclear energy projects by partnering with the International Atomic Energy Agency to support countries that choose to include nuclear energy in their development strategies. 

Norway's Nuclear Power Committee has selected US-based engineering company Amentum and Norwegian consulting firm Multiconsult Norge AS to report on technology options for a potential nuclear power programme.

Greece should be part of the discussion on nuclear energy and should be at the forefront of research and debate into using nuclear energy to decarbonise shipping, the country's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told a summit on the regional energy transition.

The US Supreme Court ruled by 6-3 that the State of Texas and Fasken Land and Minerals were not entitled to judicial review of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's decision to license an interim storage facility for used nuclear fuel.

The European Commission has assessed that lifetime extensions and new large-scale reactors planned by member states will need investment of EUR241 billion (USD279 billion) by 2050 - with more needed for small modular reactors and advanced modular reactors.  

Twice as many people support the use of nuclear energy than oppose it, according to the latest multinational public opinion poll conducted by market research firm Savanta on behalf of energy consultancy Radiant Energy Group.

The World Bank is ending its long-standing ban on providing funding for nuclear energy projects - and will be open to supporting efforts to extend the life of existing reactors and accelerate the potential of small modular reactors in developing countries.

A strategic contract has been signed between the major French industrial players, the government and trade unions aimed at coordinating the country's nuclear industry for the planned life extension of current reactors and the construction of new ones.

Employment in the UK's nuclear power sector grew 35% between 2021 and 2024 to reach 87,000 workers, according to a report commissioned by the Nuclear Industry Association. Meanwhile, a study by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board shows the nuclear sector workforce within the country's engineering construction industry could increase by 29% in the next five years.