The World Is Racing to Develop New Nuclear Fuels
In the age of the nuclear renaissance, several countries are strategising to significantly increase their nuclear energy capacity…
Will TRISO Fuel Criticality Milestone Reshape BWX Technologies’ (BWXT) Defense-Backed Nuclear Narrative
Earlier this month, BWX Technologies, Inc. reported that its TRISO nuclear fuel powered Antares Nuclear Inc.’s reactor through…
ZettaJoule Pursues a Second Act for Japan’s High-Temperature Nuclear Reactor
A Houston startup aims to bring Japan’s high-temperature reactor legacy to Texas, betting a 950C HTGR can open…
TRISO-X Secures First-Ever NRC Category II License for Commercial Advanced Nuclear Fuel Fabrication
In a milestone for the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Feb. 13 issued…
Standard Nuclear Begins Production of Advanced HALEU Fuel and Raises $140 Million in Series A Funding
New Funding to Accelerate Buildout of Expansive Fuel Development and Fabrication Infrastructure Beyond Existing Manufacturing Line OAK RIDGE,…
‘The most robust nuclear fuel on Earth’
X-energy announced the start of construction for its TX-1 fuel fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The facility…
Framatome, Standard Nuclear Announce JV for TRISO Fuel
Framatome and Standard Nuclear Inc. have formed a joint venture (JV) to supply commercial quantities of Tri-structural Isotropic…
US researchers make key breakthrough in pursuit of next-gen nuclear power: ‘The momentum is incredible’
At Oak Ridge National Laboratory, researchers are crafting what look like gray pool balls (or pebbles) that may…