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Kansas site selected for underground reactor demo
Kansas site selected for underground reactor demo

California-based startup Deep Fission has chosen Great Plains Industrial Park in Parsons, Kansas, for its pilot project and plans to build a full-scale commercial plant there following the test reactor demonstration.

New Nuclear · Friday, 5 December 2025
Two SMR projects selected for US federal funding
Two SMR projects selected for US federal funding
The US Department of Energy has selected Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec to each receive USD400 million in federal cost-shared funding to support early deployments of advanced light-water small modular reactors in the USA.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 3 December 2025
Final safety evaluation completed for Wyoming advanced reactor
Final safety evaluation completed for Wyoming advanced reactor

The US regulator has completed its final safety evaluation for TerraPower's application to build Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 in Kemmerer, Wyoming, one month ahead of its already accelerated schedule.

Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Uzbekistan progressing work on first nuclear power plant
Uzbekistan progressing work on first nuclear power plant
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has visited the Jizzakh region to identify growth opportunities in the area, with construction work under way at the site of what will be Uzbekistan’s first nuclear power plant.
 
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Rolls-Royce SMR and ÚJV Řež deepen collaboration
Rolls-Royce SMR and ÚJV Řež deepen collaboration
The Czech Republic's ÚJV Řež has signed a memorandum of understanding with UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR "aimed at deepening further cooperation in the implementation of small modular reactor technology in the Czech Republic and abroad".
 
New Nuclear · Friday, 28 November 2025
Equinix signs up for power from first Stellaria reactor
Equinix signs up for power from first Stellaria reactor
French molten salt reactor developer Stellaria has signed a pre-order agreement with data centre developer and operator Equinix. Under the agreement, Equinix has secured the first power capacity reservation on the Stellarium, the reactor that Stellaria plans to deploy starting in 2035.
Corporate · Thursday, 27 November 2025
Dutch support for molten salt reactor demonstrator facility
Dutch support for molten salt reactor demonstrator facility
Molten salt reactor developer Thorizon announced it has secured broad industrial and regional support in the Netherlands for the construction of Thorizon Pioneer, a nuclear demonstrator for next-generation molten-salt reactors.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Neighbouring countries consulted on Norwegian nuclear power plant
Neighbouring countries consulted on Norwegian nuclear power plant
The Norwegian Environment Agency is sending a proposal for a study programme for a nuclear power plant in Aure and Heim municipalities for consultation to neighbouring countries, as required by the Espoo Convention.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Uvation considers SOLO microreactors for data centres
Uvation considers SOLO microreactors for data centres
Terra Innovatum, developer of the SOLO micro-modular reactor, has signed a Letter of Intent with US technology firm Uvation to launch a 1 MWe pilot programme with a strategic option to scale up to 100 MWe supporting Uvation's rapidly-growing AI and data centre infrastructure needs.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 24 November 2025
Valar Atomics project achieves early criticality milestone
Valar Atomics project achieves early criticality milestone

The company said its NOVA Core achieved zero-power criticality at LANL's National Criticality Experiments Research Center on 17 November.
 

New Nuclear · Friday, 21 November 2025
US Army names potential microreactor sites
US Army names potential microreactor sites
The US Department of the Army has selected nine sites for the potential deployment of microreactor power plants under the Janus Program. Meanwhile, the Defense Innovation Unit has released an Area of Interest to solicit commercial solutions for advanced nuclear power technologies.
 
New Nuclear · Thursday, 20 November 2025
Oklo and Siemens Energy sign power conversion system contract
Oklo and Siemens Energy sign power conversion system contract
Siemens Energy has signed a contract to design and deliver the power conversion system for Oklo's Aurora powerhouse reactors.
 
Corporate · Thursday, 20 November 2025
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