HOME / Small Modular Reactors
SRS to construct Romanian reactor research facilities
SRS to construct Romanian reactor research facilities
Newcleo subsidiary SRS Servizi di Ricerche e Sviluppo has been contracted by Romanian state-owned nuclear R&D coordination organisation RATEN to supply lead-cooled nuclear reactor research facilities.
 
Corporate · Monday, 2 March 2026
Lithuania assessing potential for BWRX-300 deployment
Lithuania assessing potential for BWRX-300 deployment
Poland's SGE, Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant operator Altra and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to assess the potential for BWRX-300 small modular reactors in Lithuania.
 
New Nuclear · Friday, 27 February 2026
Potential sites identified for SMRs in Chernobyl exclusion zone
Potential sites identified for SMRs in Chernobyl exclusion zone
The State Agency of Ukraine for Exclusion Zone Management has said that sites by two long-abandoned villages have been identified as potential locations for future small modular reactors.
 
New Nuclear · Friday, 27 February 2026
Lloyd's Register approves hybrid powered ship design
Lloyd's Register approves hybrid powered ship design
UK-based classification society and professional advisory service Lloyd's Register has issued approval in principle to Australian ship design group Seatransport Pty Ltd for a concept of a hybrid nuclear-diesel powered ship.
 
New Nuclear · Thursday, 26 February 2026
Urenco to supply fuel for Deep Fission reactors
Urenco to supply fuel for Deep Fission reactors
Deep Fission, which aims to place small modular reactors in boreholes a mile underground, has signed an agreement to purchase low-enriched uranium from Urenco USA to support demonstration and testing of its initial Gravity reactor, as well as early commercial operations.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Contract signed for generic Polish BWRX-300 design
Contract signed for generic Polish BWRX-300 design
GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Orlen Synthos Green Energy have signed an agreement to develop a detailed technical design of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor adapted to Polish regulations, safety standards and environmental conditions.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 25 February 2026
NANO signs MoU exploring MMR deployment in UAE
NANO signs MoU exploring MMR deployment in UAE
NANO Nuclear Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Abu Dhabi-based EHC Investment LLC to explore the potential deployment of KRONOS micro modular reactors in the United Arab Emirates.
 
Corporate · Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Kairos, DOE enhance collaboration on advanced reactor design
Kairos, DOE enhance collaboration on advanced reactor design
The US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Kairos Power have entered into a USD27 million strategic partnership to accelerate the technology needed to deploy a new generation of advanced nuclear reactors.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 23 February 2026
Copenhagen Atomics secures thorium supply from Norway
Copenhagen Atomics secures thorium supply from Norway
Denmark's Copenhagen Atomics has signed a Letter of Intent with Rare Earths Norway to secure future access to thorium - the key fertile material in its molten salt reactor technology - extracted from the Fensfeltet deposit in Norway.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 20 February 2026
TerraPower's Natrium reactor enters UK GDA process
TerraPower's Natrium reactor enters UK GDA process
The Bill Gates-chaired company's Natrium 345 MWe sodium-cooled fast reactor with a molten-salt-based energy storage system has been accepted into the UK's Generic Design Assessment process.
 
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 20 February 2026
Blue Capsule begins building sodium test loop
Blue Capsule begins building sodium test loop
French small modular reactor developer Blue Capsule Technology has announced the start of construction of ELISE - a full-size test rig for sodium at high temperatures - at Peyrolles-en-Provence, in collaboration with France's CSTI Groupe.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 18 February 2026
US microreactor transported by air
US microreactor transported by air
A Valar Atomics microreactor has been transported on a US Air Force cargo plane from California to Utah and will eventually be moved to the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab for testing and evaluation.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Keep me informed