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Appalachian Power asked Virginia regulators to recover costs of developing a possible SMR site at Joshua Falls, seeking $20.6 million in year one of about $100 million, which would add $1.98 a month to a typical bill.
Helen has published its environmental impact assessment programme for public consultation, covering heat-only and combined heat and power SMR options at three sites, with the assessment report due in 2028.
X-energy picked Fluor to engineer and design the Xe-100 nuclear island for Energy Northwest's Cascade facility near Richland, Washington, the first Amazon-backed project, in a second contract with Fluor after its Texas work.
Fortum said it signed a January 2026 framework agreement with Steady Energy on operating its LDR-50 district-heating reactor and invested EUR 2.1 million, and could later provide operation and maintenance for plants in Finland and Sweden.
X-energy, Alleima and Doosan Enerbility executed the first order of steam generator tubing for the Xe-100, with Alleima making the tubing and Doosan bending it into coils for the planned four-unit Dow plant in Texas.
Walsin Lihwa, Century Energy, Kaori Heat Treatment and Tai Fung Trading signed a joint venture on 3 November to consolidate Taiwan's nuclear supply chain, targeting overseas markets first and later MMR and SMR assembly capability.
The head of South Korea's nuclear regulator said a preliminary review system for SMRs starts later this month, letting developers verify safety and design before licensing; about ten firms, including BEES, TerraPower and Saltfoss, plan to apply.
An Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman said Iran is in the process of signing a protocol with Russia to build SMRs jointly and faster; no reactor count, site or timeline was given, and Iran targets 20,000 MWe.
Moltex, recently acquired by Nuclea Energy, joined two US Department of Energy labs and Southern Company on IMPACT, an $8.8 million project to advance molten chloride fuels, with $1.8 million coming from Moltex and Southern Company.
Peru and the United States signed a strategic civil nuclear cooperation memorandum in Lima under the FIRST programme, covering SMRs and microreactors, with Peru's roadmap aiming to add nuclear power by 2040.
Urenco USA produced the first commercial cylinder of LEU+ (5 to 10 percent U-235) at its Eunice, New Mexico plant, which it calls the first commercial LEU+ production in the Western world, following NRC authorisation in September 2025.
Rwanda's Atomic Energy Board signed an agreement with Rosatom at the Russia-Africa Summit to build an SMR and a nuclear science centre, Rwanda's ambassador to Russia announced, saying construction will soon commence. No site, capacity or value was given.
Hyundai E&C and US developer FANCO signed a five-year master service agreement on 30 October, turning their July framework deal into a contract for constructability review and design advice on the 240 MW EAGL-1 reactor.
The NRC issued its Final Safety Evaluation Report for X-energy's Xe-100 construction permit application at Dow's Long Mott site in Texas, completing both primary reviews and leaving the construction permit decision as the remaining step.
The NRC finalised its contested hearing rule with Standard, Focused and Expedited tracks, aiming to finish most cases in about a year and the simplest in six months; it takes effect 30 days after Federal Register publication.
Almaty's Institute of Nuclear Physics opened an SMR-300 training classroom on 30 October under the US-launched FIRST programme, to train students and engineers for Kazakhstan's planned nuclear programme.
ARPA-E selected eight projects, including Westinghouse, Oregon State, Idaho National Laboratory, Standard Nuclear, Oklo and Texas A&M, to develop recycled transuranic fuels for Gen IV reactors, with almost $45 million awarded from up to $50 million.
At the Russia-Africa summit Ghana's foreign ministry said it secured concrete commitments from Russia, including a planned 2,000 MW nuclear plant with construction targeted from 2027; the reactor type and site were not given.
Doosan Enerbility won a contract from NuScale Power to manufacture the first upper reactor pressure vessel module for its SMR, extending a 2023 materials agreement into finished reactor components. Terms were not disclosed.
Prime Minister Magyar's government asked parliament to make the February US civil nuclear agreement, which covers SMRs, legally binding. Reuters adds that Hungary is weighing replacing Rosatom on Paks II, with a decision due later.
Hitachi reported Nuclear Energy revenue of 65.3 billion yen, about $415 million, up 48% in its second quarter, and said it is preparing to deliver the first of four BWRX-300 reactors to Ontario Power Generation in 2030.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced on 28 October that Naval Weapons Station Crane in Indiana and three other installations were chosen for large-scale advanced nuclear power, with the Navy seeking private proposals, particularly for small modular reactors.
Hyundai Engineering signed exploratory MOUs with NANO Nuclear on the KRONOS microreactor at the University of Illinois and with ARC Clean Technology on the ARC-100 demonstration at Idaho National Laboratory; no financial terms were disclosed.
At the opening of the IAEA's 27 to 29 October ministerial conference in Incheon, Grossi cited 417 operating reactors and 78 under construction, with the IAEA projecting 641 to 1,045 gigawatts by 2050 and publishing a new development outlook.
DOE's Office of Energy Dominance Financing offered Constellation a conditional commitment of up to $5 billion for uprates adding nearly 1.1 GW at eight plants in Illinois, Maryland and Pennsylvania, subject to technical, legal and financial conditions.