The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has issued the state's first fusion-specific byproduct material licence to Type One Energy in preparation for its commercial fusion project. Tennessee is the first US state to issue a licence under a new regulatory framework specifically for nuclear fusion machines.
 

The French government has given EDF the go-ahead to start site preparation work for the second pair of new EPR2 reactors proposed for construction.
 

The company says the US regulator has docketed its regulatory engagement plan for a facility to manufacture ceramic fuel for its EAGL-1 small modular reactor, and plans to submit a construction and operation licence application in 2027.
 

India's Department of Atomic Energy has launched a public consultation on its draft rules and regulations under the 2025 legislation to modernise the country's nuclear legal framework and, amongst other things, enable limited private participation in India's nuclear sector.
 

The Spanish government has granted the renewal of the operating licence for the two-unit Almaraz nuclear power plant until June 2030. Under the country's nuclear phase-out policy, unit 1 was scheduled to shut down in October 2027, with unit 2 following one year later.
 

France-headquartered innovative nuclear energy company Newcleo has submitted a Regulatory Engagement Plan to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its planned mixed-oxide fuel manufacturing facility in the USA.
 

A series of agreements between Westinghouse Electric Company and Amentum aims to support the fleet-scale deployment of the AP1000 reactor and to collaborate on gaining regulatory approval of the AP300 small modular reactor.
 

The safety requirements for granting the operating licence for the world's first used nuclear fuel repository have been met, Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority has said in an official statement to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.
 

Dominion Energy is taking steps to preserve the Early Site Permit issued to its North Anna site in 2007. The Louisa County site is already home to two operating reactors.