The French Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority has issued a favourable opinion on national radioactive waste management agency Andra's application for a licence to construct the Cigéo deep geological repository for radioactive waste.
 

Finland's Ministry of Employment and the Economy has granted the country's nuclear regulator a third extension to the deadline to complete its assessment of Posiva Oy's operating licence application for the world's first used nuclear fuel repository. The regulator's statement is now expected by mid-2026.
 

Project UPWARDS has culminated in the manufacture, physical testing and validation of a disposal-ready Universal Canister System for used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste from advanced reactors.
 

A memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening their existing partnership and nuclear environmental protection and radioactive waste management in Brazil has been signed by the country's National Nuclear Energy Commission and China National Nuclear Corporation Overseas Ltd.
 

The National Nuclear Energy Commission says that a preferred site has been selected and the aim is for the Centena radioactive waste repository to be completed by 2030.
 

Amentum, AtkinsRéalis, Westinghouse Environmental Services UK, Altrad, Cavendish Nuclear and Shepley Engineers will all be involved in the GBP4.6 billion (USD6 billion) framework agreement to deliver decommissioning solutions for some of the oldest facilities at the UK's Sellafield site.
 

Ukraine’s nuclear regulator has approved the release of the first 20 tonnes of carbon steel from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant for reuse elsewhere in the country.
 

The Russian nuclear regulator, Rostekhnadzor, has issued a 25-year licence for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's dry storage facility for used nuclear fuel.
 

The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, has launched a special interest group to help member states better understand the technical and safety requirements of the development of geological disposal facilities.