Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority has said it is on track to complete its assessment of Posiva Oy's operating licence application for the world's first used nuclear fuel repository and submit its statement to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment "well before the end of the year".

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories have issued a Request for Expression of Interest to better understand market interest in licensing AECL's Slowpoke and Nuclear Battery reactor technologies for commercialisation opportunities.

TerraPower has received approval from the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council on its permit for the Natrium demonstration plant near a retiring coal-fired plant at Kemmerer. The permit covers all construction and operational activities on the plant that are not under the jurisdiction of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Estonia's Fermi Energia has submitted an application to the country's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications to begin the state spatial planning process for a 600 MW nuclear power plant.

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine has given approval for the commissioning of the Solid Waste Retrieval Facility and Solid Waste Processing Plant at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant site.

US regulators have issued a 20-year subsequent licence renewal for Xcel Energy's Monticello, clearing the single-unit boiling water reactor plant to operate until 2050.

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the instrumentation and control platform for Westinghouse Electric Company's eVinci microreactor.

Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority has been given another one-year extension to complete its review of Posiva Oy's operating licence application for the world's first used nuclear fuel repository.

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has voted to issue construction permits to Kairos Power for the Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant.