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.

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.

Construction firms Balfour Beatty, Laing O'Rourke and Bouygues Travaux Publics have signed a Programme Alliance Agreement with Sizewell C to deliver the main civil works at the new nuclear power plant in the UK.

The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has announced a partnership which will see innovative technology deployed for the first time on a nuclear site to remotely and autonomously sort and segregate radioactive waste.

A memorandum of cooperation has been signed between the UK and Japan for partnership on fusion energy - as companies in the two countries announce new collaborations.

Following a two-year competition, Rolls-Royce SMR has been selected as the preferred bidder to construct the UK's first small modular reactors.

The UK government is committing GBP14.2 billion (USD19.1 billion) towards the building of the Sizewell C plant in Suffolk, England, which will be a "replica" of Hinkley Point C featuring two of EDF's EPR reactors.

France-headquartered innovative reactor developer Newcleo announced that its LFR-AS-200 small modular lead-cooled fast reactor design has been accepted to enter the UK's Generic Design Assessment process.

Employment in the UK's nuclear power sector grew 35% between 2021 and 2024 to reach 87,000 workers, according to a report commissioned by the Nuclear Industry Association. Meanwhile, a study by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board shows the nuclear sector workforce within the country's engineering construction industry could increase by 29% in the next five years.