A team of remote technology specialists have achieved an industry first at the UK's Sellafield site by successfully operating a robot remotely from an off-site location. The achievement, by AtkinsRéalis and Sellafield Ltd, demonstrates the potential of virtual site access on nuclear-licensed sites.

A multi-year project in collaboration with the UK Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), NAC International, Inc, and the University of Sheffield has culminated in the manufacture of a first-of-its-kind disposal canister prototype and elevated Deep Isolation's technology readiness level.

France-based Newcleo is to collaborate with Italian designer, manufacturer and installer of machinery and plants for the iron and steel industry Danieli Group on integrating Newcleo's lead-cooled fast reactors with Danieli's steelmaking technology.

Japan's Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority have signed a memorandum of cooperation on joint research in robotics and autonomous systems, including applications in nuclear decommissioning.

UK-based classification society and professional advisory service Lloyd's Register announced it is to use generative AI to advance the application of nuclear technology in maritime in collaboration with Microsoft.

Moltex's WATSS process for converting used uranium oxide fuel into molten salt reactor fuel has been validated on used fuel from a commercial nuclear reactor.

Lightbridge Corporation has hailed the co-extrusion demonstration of a coupon sample with uranium-zirconium alloy and cladding at Idaho National Laboratory as a significant milestone in the development of its innovative next-generation nuclear fuel.

Kairos Power, Natura Resources, Terrestrial Energy and Aalo Atomics have signed agreements to bring their reactors to Texas A&M-RELLIS, a 2400-acre technology campus in Bryan in Texas in the USA.

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute has transferred the technology behind Armstrong, its dual-arm robot which can move up to 200 kilograms, to robot company Victex, which aims to develop models targeting the nuclear decommissioning market.