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U.S. Representative Sean Casten Explores Groundbreaking Additive Manufacturing Innovation at Sciaky

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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CHICAGO, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-IL) recently explored groundbreaking additive manufacturing innovation at Sciaky, Inc., an Illinois-based subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries, Inc. (PSI).

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-IL) recently explored groundbreaking additive manufacturing innovation at Sciaky, Inc., an Illinois-based subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries, Inc. (PSI).
  • He was impressed by the capabilities of EBAM and noted, "Sciaky is a leader in aerospace manufacturing, and I'm proud to see their innovation in Illinois' 6th District."
  • Sciaky is the largest metal additive manufacturing company in Illinois, and its contributions to the field are impressive.
  • The visit by U.S. Representative Sean Casten to Sciaky highlights the importance of innovative additive manufacturing technologies in the United States.

New Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago Will Engineer Technologies to Measure Human Biology

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced the launch of a new biomedical research hub in Chicago, Illinois that will bring together leading scientific and technology institutions with the goal of solving grand scientific challenges on a 10- to 15-year time horizon. The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago will catalyze collaboration between the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to develop new technologies for studying and measuring human biology that will use embedded sensors and probes to collect biological signals from human tissues with unprecedented resolution.

Key Points: 
  • The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago will catalyze collaboration between the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to develop new technologies for studying and measuring human biology that will use embedded sensors and probes to collect biological signals from human tissues with unprecedented resolution.
  • "We are excited to scale this successful model of collaborative science into a larger network by welcoming the new Biohub in Chicago," said CZI Co-Founder and Co-CEO Priscilla Chan.
  • CZ Biohub Chicago will be led by Professor Shana O. Kelley of Northwestern University and will initially focus on using a unique, engineering-driven approach to study human biology.
  • The Chicago Biohub will focus on developing technologies to measure proteins and metabolites in tissues, which complements the San Francisco Biohub's expertise in measuring DNA and RNA in cells."

Urenco USA Will Supply Ultra Safe Nuclear Enriched Uranium Product for Advanced Reactor Deployment

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), the U.S.-based global leader in the deployment of fourth-generation gas-cooled microreactors, and Urenco USA , operated by Louisiana Energy Services LLC, the only U.S. commercial producer supplying uranium enrichment services, announced an enrichment services supply agreement as part of the fuel supply program for USNC’s Micro-Modular™ Reactor (MMR®).

Key Points: 
  • Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), the U.S.-based global leader in the deployment of fourth-generation gas-cooled microreactors, and Urenco USA , operated by Louisiana Energy Services LLC, the only U.S. commercial producer supplying uranium enrichment services, announced an enrichment services supply agreement as part of the fuel supply program for USNC’s Micro-Modular™ Reactor (MMR®).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230301005214/en/
    Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation will purchase enriched uranium product (EUP) from Urenco USA for use in the manufacture of Tri-structural Isotropic (TRISO) particles and Fully Ceramic Micro-encapsulated (FCM®) fuel via USNC’s planned joint venture with Framatome in the United States.
  • The EUP will be produced and supplied by the Urenco USA uranium enrichment facility located in New Mexico.
  • This purchase marks the first commercial supply of EUP for use in an advanced reactor anywhere in the world.

Continuous Composites Unveils Commercial CF3D Enterprise™ at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230301005370/en/
    Ribbon cutting ceremony for the commercialization of Continuous Composites CF3D Enterprise™ system at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Aerospace Engineering.
  • "The CF3D® technology has the potential to revolutionize the composites industry, and we are excited to take our partnership with Continuous Composites to the next level," said Dr. Jeffrey Baur, Founder Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
  • “We are thrilled to partner with Dr. Jeff Baur and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to help them unlock the full potential of our CF3D® technology,” said Tyler Alvarado, CEO of Continuous Composites.
  • For more information on the CF3D Enterprise™ system and other Continuous Composites products and services, please visit CF3D.com
    Continuous Composites Inc., headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, is disrupting manufacturing with its patented composites printing technology (Continuous Fiber 3D Printing - CF3D®).

Rosemary Yeremian Joins Ultra Safe Nuclear to Drive Microreactor Market Growth in Canada

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
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Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), the U.S.-based global leader in the deployment of fourth-generation gas-cooled microreactors, announces Rosemary Yeremian as Vice President, Business Development, Canada.

Key Points: 
  • Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), the U.S.-based global leader in the deployment of fourth-generation gas-cooled microreactors, announces Rosemary Yeremian as Vice President, Business Development, Canada.
  • In this role, Rosemary provides leadership and strategic direction for the development of business opportunities for USNC’s Micro-Modular™ Reactor (MMR®) in Canada, including new advanced microreactor builds.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230216005012/en/
    Rosemary Yeremian joins Ultra Safe Nuclear as Vice President, Business Development, Canada.
  • “Rosemary is a terrific addition to the USNC team in Canada,” said Vladimir Novak, chief commercial officer of Ultra Safe Nuclear.

USNC adds Waqar Zaidi as SVP Commercial & Structured Financing for Microreactor Deployments

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), the U.S.-based global leader in the deployment of fourth-generation gas-cooled microreactors, announces the addition of Waqar Zaidi to an increasingly strong leadership team as Senior Vice President, Commercial and Structured Financing.

Key Points: 
  • Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), the U.S.-based global leader in the deployment of fourth-generation gas-cooled microreactors, announces the addition of Waqar Zaidi to an increasingly strong leadership team as Senior Vice President, Commercial and Structured Financing.
  • In this new role, Waqar will drive progress on active deployments of USNC’s Micro-Modular™ Reactors (MMR®) across the globe.
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    Waqar Zaidi joins Ultra Safe Nuclear as SVP Commercial & Structured Financing.
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    In this integral addition to the Ultra Safe Nuclear leadership team, Waqar will lead commercial strategy development, global commercial deal execution, and project structured financing.

Framatome and Ultra Safe Nuclear to Form a Joint Venture to Manufacture TRISO and FCM Fuel

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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Framatome and Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) intend to form a joint venture to manufacture commercial quantities of Tri-structural Isotropic (TRISO) particles and Ultra Safe Nuclear’s proprietary Fully Ceramic Micro-encapsulated (FCM®) fuel.

Key Points: 
  • Framatome and Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) intend to form a joint venture to manufacture commercial quantities of Tri-structural Isotropic (TRISO) particles and Ultra Safe Nuclear’s proprietary Fully Ceramic Micro-encapsulated (FCM®) fuel.
  • Framatome and Ultra Safe Nuclear have signed a non-binding Heads of Terms Agreement to integrate their complementary resources through a joint venture to bring commercially viable, fourth-generation nuclear fuel to market for USNC’s Micro-Modular™ reactor (MMR®) and other advanced reactor designs.
  • The joint venture expects to begin manufacturing TRISO particles and FCM fuel in late 2025.
  • TRISO fuel production capacity will be used in the manufacture of Ultra Safe Nuclear’s FCM fuel and available to the broader commercial market.

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation and Portland Holdings Sign an MOU to Provide Support for Countries and Industries in the Advancement of their Zero-Carbon Goals

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Friday, December 16, 2022
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Ultra Safe Nuclear has been developing its MMR and proprietary Fully Ceramic Micro-Encapsulated (FCM) Fuel since 2011.

Key Points: 
  • Ultra Safe Nuclear has been developing its MMR and proprietary Fully Ceramic Micro-Encapsulated (FCM) Fuel since 2011.
  • Global First Power is a joint venture between Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Ultra Safe Nuclear.
  • Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, a U.S. corporation headquartered in Seattle, is a global leader and strong vertical integrator of nuclear technologies and services, on Earth and in Space.
  • Ultra Safe Nuclear is committed to bringing safe, commercially competitive, clean and reliable nuclear energy to global power and industrial markets.

Ultra Safe Nuclear and Lappeenranta University of Technology to Explore First Advanced Research Microreactor in Finland

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation and Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT) in Lappeenranta, Finland today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further examine deployment of the Ultra Safe Nuclear Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR) as a research and test reactor in city of Lappeenranta at or near the Universitys campus.

Key Points: 
  • Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation and Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT) in Lappeenranta, Finland today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further examine deployment of the Ultra Safe Nuclear Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR) as a research and test reactor in city of Lappeenranta at or near the Universitys campus.
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    Rector Juha-Matti Saksa of LUT and CEO Francesco Venneri of Ultra Safe Nuclear sign agreement to study MMR advanced reactor deployment at Finland's leading climate university to support their vital decarbonization mission.
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    A leading energy research university, LUT research supports the worlds transition to carbon neutrality in all societal and industrial sectors.
  • Ultra Safe Nuclear is committed to bringing safe, commercially competitive, clean and reliable nuclear energy to global power and industrial markets.

Ultra Safe Nuclear Adds Alexander Superfin to Lead Project Development

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
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Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation strengthens its leadership team and project focus, adding Alexander Superfin as Senior Vice President, Project Development.

Key Points: 
  • Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation strengthens its leadership team and project focus, adding Alexander Superfin as Senior Vice President, Project Development.
  • In this role, Alexander will drive progress on projects in the field for Ultra Safe Nuclear including site characterization, site-specific engineering, and ensuring nuclear plant license applications are submitted to nuclear regulators globally.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221108005072/en/
    Alexander Superfin joins Ultra Safe Nuclear as Senior Vice President, Project Development.
  • Ultra Safe Nuclear is committed to bringing safe, commercially competitive, clean and reliable nuclear energy to global power and industrial markets.