Finland's Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology is to build two new test facilities at its nuclear engineering laboratory on its Lappeenranta campus for research into the safety of small modular reactors.

South African high-temperature gas-cooled reactor developer Stratek Global has announced a strategic partnership with France's Groupe Albatros with the aim of preparing feasibility studies for potential projects in Africa and the Middle East.

The province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands announced it will invest EUR4 million (USD4.2 million) in the further development of molten salt reactors.

Munich-based Proxima Fusion and its partners have published a new peer-reviewed paper presenting Stellaris, the world's first integrated concept for a commercial fusion power plant designed to operate reliably and continuously.

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has officially launched the APR Owners Group - the world's first international organisation dedicated to the Korean-designed APR reactor model.

French microreactor developer Naarea is to collaborate with Phoenix Manufacture - a company specialising in the industrialisation of complex devices - to work towards the mass production of Naarea's XAMR molten salt fast microreactor.

Westinghouse, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and Korea Electric Power Cooperation plan to collaborate on the deployment of new nuclear reactors around the world after agreeing to settle their intellectual property dispute.

Dutch technology companies Demcon, Thorizon and VDL Group have signed a project agreement to demonstrate and validate the manufacturability, safety, and functionality of critical components and non-nuclear (sub)systems of these reactors.

EDF subsidiary Nuward has relaunched the development of its small modular reactor after announcing last year that it planned to optimise the design.