NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:NNE) ("NANO Nuclear" or "the Company"), a leading advanced nuclear micro modular reactor and technology company focused on developing clean energy solutions, today announced continued progress in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s ("NRC") review of the Construction Permit Application ("CPA") for deployment of NANO Nuclear’s KRONOS MMR™ Energy System at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ("U. of I.").

On June 23, 2026, the NRC publicly announced that it had met with representatives from U. of I. and NANO Nuclear to mark the start of its review of the CPA and the planned KRONOS MMR™ research reactor project on the U. of I. campus.