The Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey will have an automated system installed to remotely monitor the cooling water discharged into the sea, to meet the requirements of Turkish environmental regulations.

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power is preparing to sign subcontract agreements and establish a project office at Dukovany after the signing of the contract to build two APR-1000 units at a project cost of CZK407 billion (USD18.6 billion). The aim is to start construction in 2029.

Ontario Power Generation has awarded AtkinsRéalis company Candu Energy Inc a CAD450 million (USD325 million) execution contract for the first of the four planned small modular reactor units at the Darlington New Nuclear Project.

First safety-related concrete has been poured for the reactor building of unit 3 at the Shin Hanul nuclear power plant in South Korea. The APR1400 unit is scheduled to be completed in 2032.

The Tennessee Valley Authority has submitted an application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a permit to build a GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy BWRX-300 small modular reactor at Clinch River.

Installation of the high and low pressure cylinders of the steam turbine for unit 3 of the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant project in China's Shandong province has been completed.

A 205-tonne ingot of special alloy steel to be used in the production of the planned small modular reactor in Uzbekistan has been cast at AEM-Special Steels in Saint Petersburg.

The construction pit and foundation have been completed for the reactor building of the Pallas research reactor in Petten, the Netherlands. Preparations are now under way for the start of construction of the reactor building itself.

Aecon Kiewit Nuclear Partners has been awarded a construction contract for the execution phase of Ontario Power Generation's Darlington New Nuclear Project, which received provincial approval on Thursday.