The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation has published its first report on international regulatory collaboration on small modular reactors, outlining how it is working with international counterparts to create more efficient, harmonised approaches to reactor design assessment. Meanwhile, more US states have joined a lawsuit challenging federal licensing rules for advanced nuclear energy technology.

Eight technology developers have been selected and are now eligible to seek funding as part of a programme to provide fixed on-site microreactors at military installations "to support global operations across land, air, sea, space and cyberspace".

Two of the four shortlisted small modular reactor vendors - GE Hitachi and Rolls-Royce SMR - have announced they have submitted their final tender responses as part of Great British Nuclear's ongoing SMR selection competition.

The Norwegian government has commissioned several agencies to develop an Environmental Impact Assessment programme for the proposed power plant based on multiple small modular reactors in the municipalities of Aure and Heim.

US microreactor developer Aalo Atomics has launched the Aalo Pod - a 50 MWe "extra modular reactor" for powering data centres which is based on its Aalo-1 advanced reactor technology.

US-based engineering company Amentum has been selected by Czech utility ČEZ to support its new nuclear programme by advancing plans for two small modular reactors.

Under the memorandum of understanding, the partnership will explore the management of used fuel from Deep Fission's advanced underground reactors using Deep Isolation's patented underground disposal technology.

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has announced its decision to authorise Ontario Power Generation to construct a BWRX-300 reactor at the Darlington New Nuclear Project site in Clarington, Ontario.

US microreactor technology company NANO Nuclear Energy Inc has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to construct the first research KRONOS micro modular reactor on the university's campus.