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Dutch nuclear development company ULC-Energy has signed a cooperation agreement with USA-based engineering and construction firm McDermott to support development of Rolls-Royce SMR projects in the Netherlands.
 

The third round of allocations under the HALEU Availability Program will support NASA's plans for a nuclear-powered mission to Mars and Radiant Industries' deployment of a microreactor for the US Air Force.
 

The Port of Long Beach in California has become the first port in the USA to sign a memorandum of cooperation with the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration to advance work on development of small modular reactor technology to power commercial vessels, ports and other maritime assets.
 

The US Department of Energy has granted authorisation to nuclear technology company Oklo to start up its Groves Isotope Test Reactor, located near Lockhart in Caldwell County, Texas.
 

Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev told reporters in Beijing that Russia and China both think "a century ahead" in developing nuclear energy, and said the Russian state nuclear corporation plans to "continue localising fuel fabrication technologies".
 

Romania's state-owned nuclear company had asked shareholders to approve "the initiation of steps to reassess the initial development strategy for small modular reactors by expanding the analysis to include other SMR technologies and broadening the list of potential sites (in the event of a decision to scale up)".
 

South Korean shipbuilding company Samsung Heavy Industries announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with USA-based engineering firm Sargent & Lundy for the development of a standardised floating small modular reactor platform.
 

The US Department of Energy's approval of the Nuclear Safety Design Agreement for Natura Resources' demonstration reactor is a key milestone towards first deployment of the advanced, liquid-fuelled nuclear reactor at Abilene Christian University in Texas.
 

USA-based engineering group Jacobs has been selected by Great British Energy – Nuclear to provide planning and consenting services for the planned small modular reactor projects in the UK.