TRISO and advanced nuclear fuel fabrication plants, licensing milestones and fuel qualification
X-energy's subsidiary TRISO-X has completed vertical construction of the TX-1 fuel facility in Oak Ridge and received the first US Category 2 HALEU fuel fabrication license from the NRC.
Triso-X has completed the building envelope for its TX-1 advanced nuclear fuel facility in Tennessee, following the receipt of a 40-year NRC license to manufacture HALEU-based TRISO fuel.
TRISO-X has reached a significant construction milestone for its TX-1 facility in Tennessee, marking the first commercial HALEU fuel fabrication plant built in the U.S. in over 50 years. Backed by Amazon's $500 million investment, the plant will produce TRISO fuel for X-energy's Xe-100 reactors.
Framatome has signed the world's first commercial contract to supply a US reactor with nuclear fuel enriched above 5%, reaching up to 10%. The fuel will be manufactured at its newly modernized Richland facility following NRC approval.
The nuclear industry and Idaho National Laboratory are partnering to test advanced TRISO fuel varieties, ensuring safe, high-temperature operation for next-generation reactors.
Industry partners including X-energy, BWXT, and Radiant are collaborating with the Idaho National Laboratory to test new varieties of TRISO fuel. This collaboration is critical for validating advanced fuel forms required for HALEU-fueled SMRs.
Leading nuclear companies and the Idaho National Laboratory are testing new HALEU-based TRISO fuel variants in the Advanced Test Reactor. The initiative aims to qualify advanced fuels for next-generation reactors.
Antares Nuclear's Antares 0 reactor achieved initial criticality using TRISO HALEU fuel provided by BWX Technologies, marking a major milestone under the DOE's Reactor Pilot Program.
X-energy subsidiary TRISO-X is advancing construction at its TX-1 facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, while expanding its campus by 70 acres. The plant will produce TRISO-X pebbles for advanced reactors, supported by an extended research partnership with ORNL.
Standard Nuclear has signed new TRISO fuel fabrication agreements with Radiant Nuclear and Antares Nuclear. These contracts secure fuel supply for advanced reactors through 2031 and 2035.
Nusano has been selected by the National Reactor Innovation Center and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop its direct metallization HALEU nuclear fuel production line. The innovative platform eliminates hazardous fluorine chemistry while producing up to 5.9 metric tons of HALEU annually.
The NRC has issued its first-ever license for an advanced reactor fuel manufacturing facility to TRISO-X in Oak Ridge, allowing commercial production of TRISO fuel.