The CEO of Indian company Tata Power has told shareholders it is advancing its plans for small modular reactors.

Researchers at Switzerland's Paul Scherrer Institute have experimentally investigated passive cooling systems for small modular reactors, collecting high-resolution measurement data for the first time.
 

The US Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration agency has launched an initiative to develop small modular reactors for use in commercial shipping.
 

The US Department of Energy's Idaho Operations Office has approved the Documented Safety Analysis for Aalo Atomics' Aalo-X experimental reactor. Meanwhile, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the Principal Design Criteria topical report for Oklo's Aurora powerhouse.
 

Solstice Advanced Materials, which was spun off from Honeywell last year, has seen its nuclear revenues increase 27% in the first quarter of 2026. Meanwhile, ConverDyn, the marketing agent for Solstice's uranium hexafluoride production, has agreed to supply uranium conversion services to micromodular reactor company Hadron Energy Inc.
 

Several municipalities in Norway that have submitted proposals to the Ministry of Energy for possible nuclear power plants based on small modular reactors have decided to initiate investigation work for the projects and prepare technical reports that will form the basis for future licence applications.
 

Blue Energy has announced it is partnering with GE Vernova in a collaboration aimed at pairing nuclear and gas-fired generating capacity as a near-term approach to meeting AI-driven energy demand.

Swedish lead-cooled small modular reactor technology developer Blykalla and global engineering company ABB have signed a Joint Development Agreement, marking a significant step forward in their collaboration and formally advancing their partnership.
 

The giant Basemat module, which will serve as the foundation of the reactor building for the first small modular reactor to be built in a G7 country, has been set into place 35 metres below ground in the excavated reactor building shaft.
 

In the coming months, the University of Utah's TRIGA research reactor will be used to produce electricity to power a mini AI data centre as part of proof-of-concept for powering full-scale data centres with microreactors.
 

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.