The polar crane has been installed within the reactor building of the second reactor under construction at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in southwest England. It comes days before the unit's dome is due to be lifted into place.

The fast neutron BN-1200 reactor planned as Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant’s fifth unit has entered the preparation stage for construction.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa says that participants at the recent Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa agreed "​that ​small modular reactors hold immense promise for accelerating Africa's energy transition" and their successful deployment "hinges not just on technological readiness, but on robust supporting infrastructure".

Westinghouse has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian innovative automation solutions provider Eclipse Automation, part of Accenture, to support nuclear new-build projects both in Canada and globally.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held meetings to discuss progress on the El Dabaa nuclear power plant with Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev, before an amendment to the intergovernmental agreement between Egypt and Russia was signed.

France's EDF has announced that it has agreed in principle to invest up to GBP1.1 billion (USD1.5 billion) in the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in the UK, taking a 12.5% in the project. A final investment decision on the project has yet to be made.

The Lithuanian government has decided to establish a working group to report on nuclear energy development opportunities in the country, with small modular reactors seen as a likely option.

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission now expects to complete its review of TerraPower's construction licence application for the Natrium advanced reactor demonstration project by the end of 2025, ahead of the original August 2026 date.

A siting study has identified 21 sites in the Midlands region of central England that could potentially support 20 GWe of new nuclear generating capacity in the nearer term. Two sites were selected as the region's most strategic nuclear deployment opportunities.