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Nineteen years on, companies team up for US new-build project
Nineteen years on, companies team up for US new-build project

Fulcrum Point Holdings and Blue Castle Holdings have formed a joint venture to take Blue Castle's project to build a nuclear power plant at Green River in Utah through the next stages of site development, licensing, and eventual reactor deployment, using Holtec International's SMR-300 small modular reactor technology.

Friday, 29 May 2026
Škoda JS, Doosan Enerbility get key Rolls-Royce SMR work
Škoda JS, Doosan Enerbility get key Rolls-Royce SMR work
Rolls-Royce SMR has selected Škoda JS and Doosan Enerbility for pre-production work for key components - including the reactor pressure vessel - for its small modular reactor programme.
 
New Nuclear · Thursday, 28 May 2026
Oklo selected for US surplus plutonium programme
Oklo selected for US surplus plutonium programme
Nuclear technology company Oklo has been selected by the US Department of Energy for advanced negotiations under the Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program, which aims to turn designated surplus plutonium material into fuel for advanced reactors.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Third application lodged for Swedish SMR plant
Third application lodged for Swedish SMR plant
Swedish nuclear technical services provider Studsvik has submitted an application to the Swedish government to construct a small modular reactor power plant at its existing site in Nyköping in Södermanland County.
 
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Vessel for Newcleo technology demonstrator installed
Vessel for Newcleo technology demonstrator installed
France-headquartered innovative reactor developer Newcleo announced that the main vessel for its PRECURSOR non-nuclear demonstrator has been installed at the ENEA Brasimone Research Centre, near Bologna, Italy.
 
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Approval milestone for US microreactor project
Approval milestone for US microreactor project
Weeks after being selected for US Department of Energy support under the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad programme, microreactor developer Deployable Energy has received the department's approval of the Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis for its Unity microreactor.
 
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Antares signs long-term HALEU supply deal with Urenco
Antares signs long-term HALEU supply deal with Urenco
Urenco will supply high-assay low-enriched uranium for Antares' planned deployment of microreactors in North America and other markets.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 22 May 2026
Microreactor application accepted for review by US regulator
Microreactor application accepted for review by US regulator
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has formally accepted the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's application to construct a research KRONOS micro modular reactor on its campus, launching a detailed safety and environmental review of the project.
 
New Nuclear · Thursday, 21 May 2026
Holtec and Rwanda advance plans to deploy SMR-300s
Holtec and Rwanda advance plans to deploy SMR-300s
Holtec International and the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board have signed a development agreement to work together on the deployment of SMR-300 units. Meanwhile, as Rwanda hosts the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa, it has signed a memorandum of understanding on civil nuclear cooperation with the USA.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Deep Fission aims for USD1.66 billion valuation
Deep Fission aims for USD1.66 billion valuation
California-based Deep Fission, which plans to place small modular reactors in boreholes a mile underground, has announced plans for an initial public offering of shares, which values it around USD1.66 billion.
 
Corporate · Wednesday, 20 May 2026
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