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SMRs
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India releases SMR-55 project report for 55 MWe reactor
NPCIL and BARC released the SMR-55 project report on October 1 for a 55 MWe indigenous reactor, a planning milestone, not construction approval.
US, Japan and South Korea set SMR deployment plan
The US, Japan and South Korea announced an SMR deployment plan for third countries, but the September 23 release gave no projects or delivery dates.
Rosatom completes second reactor for Chukotka floating plant
Rosatom has completed the second of two 58 MWe RITM-200S reactors for a floating plant planned to supply a copper-mining cluster in Chukotka.
IAEA lifts nuclear forecast again: capacity could triple by 2060
The IAEA projects global nuclear capacity could reach 1,284 GWe by 2060, 3.4 times today's fleet, with SMRs making up 28% of new builds in the high case.
UK opens Xe-100 design assessment, first HTGR in GDA pipeline
UK regulators will begin Generic Design Assessment of X-energy's Xe-100, the first high-temperature gas reactor in the pipeline, for a fleet of up to 6 GW.
Analysts size Africa's SMR market at $105B, 15 GW by 2035
A Nuclear Business Platform analysis sizes Africa's SMR market at up to $105B and 15,000 MW by 2035, led by South Africa, Rwanda, Ghana and Kenya programs.
Top SMR developers in 2026, ranked by what they've actually built
Updated August 2026: SMR developers ranked on construction, licences and firm orders. GE Vernova Hitachi leads; TerraPower adds a fleet EPC deal.
IEA says data-center SMR deals hit 45 GW
The IEA says conditional off-take agreements between data centers and SMR projects have grown from 25 GW to 45 GW as AI demand keeps climbing.
TVA's 2026 IRP puts advanced nuclear in the grid plan
TVA's 2026 IRP models 1–5 GW of new nuclear capacity, signaling that SMRs are part of long-range load planning as demand grows.
Small modular reactors, explained: who is building them worldwide
Small modular reactors are factory-built nuclear plants of up to 300 MWe. Who is building them worldwide, which operate today, and what is under construction.
