23rd September 2026

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LG&E and KU Collaborate with X-energy to Explore Nuclear Energy

LG&E and KU Collaborate with X-energy to Explore Nuclear Energy

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(LOUISVILLE, Ky., and Rockville, Md.) – Louisville Gas and Electric Company (“LG&E”) and Kentucky Utilities (“KU”) Company, subsidiaries of PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL), and X-energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XE) (“X-energy”), a leading designer of advanced nuclear reactor technology and manufacturer of advanced nuclear fuels, are collaborating to explore deploying X-energy’s Xe-100 small modular reactor (SMR) in Kentucky to meet growing energy demand across the Commonwealth … Read more

Rolls-Royce SMR Launches Modularisation Delivery Strategy

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Rolls-Royce SMR has announced two significant developments in its modularisation strategy. Modularisation is central to the Rolls-Royce SMR design and will transform the way nuclear projects are delivered, combining proven nuclear technology with a ‘factory-built’ approach to ensure deliverability. For too long, nuclear commitments have been one-off projects and not long-term fleet programmes. With contracts … Read more

Rolls-Royce SMR secures Czech contract to deliver Small Modular Reactor Programme

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Rolls-Royce SMR and ČEZ Group have signed a contract that enables work to start on the Czech Republic’s first Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme, launching first at the Temelín site in the South Bohemian Region. This follows a successful programme of geological studies which will allow Rolls-Royce SMR and ČEZ Group to jointly develop a … Read more

Rolls-Royce SMR secures contractual certainty to build Europe’s first SMR fleet

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Rolls-Royce SMR and Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) have signed a contract that enables work to start immediately on the delivery of three Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) at Wylfa, on the coast of Ynys Môn (Anglesey) in North Wales. In November 2025, the UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, announced that Wylfa will … Read more

GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy and AFRY to collaborate in the deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor

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GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) today announced that it has entered into a Main Services Agreement (MSA) with AFRY, a leading Swedish engineering, project management and advisory company, to support the deployment of its BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) technology. Through this non-exclusive collaboration, AFRY will deliver engineering and advisory services that leverage its … Read more

Holtec’s SMR-300 Completes Key Regulatory Milestone in the UK Paving the Way for Deployments in Great Britain and Other Countries in Europe and Asia

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Holtec International’s SMR-300 has completed Step 2 of the United Kingdom’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA), a key regulatory milestone that advances the reactor toward UK deployment and sets down a clear pathway for Holtec International and its Holtec Britain subsidiary to execute international projects that can leverage the UK regulatory review.  The GDA, conducted by … Read more

Great British Energy-Nuclear selects Arup to support delivery of the UK’s first SMR

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Together with project partners LDA Design, TÜV SÜD Nuclear Technologies, Mace and Gleeds; Arup will deliver early phase foundation engineering. Arup has been appointed by Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N), to provide early-phase foundation engineering and design support for the Wylfa nuclear power plant project, the UK’s first small modular reactor (SMR). Wylfa, located … Read more

Rolls-Royce SMR Strengthens European Supply Chain with Studsvik Partnership

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Rolls‑Royce SMR and Swedish nuclear technology company Studsvik AB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore further collaboration and broaden their relationship across Studsvik’s full range of services to support the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme. The agreement, signed today in Stockholm, enables the two companies to evaluate Studsvik’s capabilities and facilities and … Read more

Finnish Nuclear Technology Company Enters Sweden – Aiming to Lower District Heating Prices with Innovative, Simplified SMR Technology

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HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM – The Finnish nuclear technology company Steady Energy is establishing its presence in Sweden to solve a growing economic challenge for Swedish property owners and housing associations: high district heating prices. To lead the Swedish expansion, the company has recruited Anton Steen, formerly Head of Public Affairs and Communications at energy giant Fortum.  By … Read more

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ROCKVILLE, Md. – March 19, 2026 – X-energy Reactor Company, LLC (“X-energy” or the “Company”), a leading developer of advanced nuclear reactors and fuel technology, and Talen Energy Corporation (“Talen”) (NASDAQ: TLN), a leading independent power producer, signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) to assess deploying X-energy’s XE-100 small modular reactors (“SMR”)  in Pennsylvania and across the PJM Interconnection Regional Transmission … Read more