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X-energy Awarded $148.5 Million Investment Tax Credit for First-of-a-Kind TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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X Energy, LLC (“X-energy”) has been awarded a $148.5 million tax credit for the construction by its wholly-owned subsidiary, TRISO-X LLC (“TRISO-X”), of a first-of-a-kind advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility (“TX-1”) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Key Points: 
  • X Energy, LLC (“X-energy”) has been awarded a $148.5 million tax credit for the construction by its wholly-owned subsidiary, TRISO-X LLC (“TRISO-X”), of a first-of-a-kind advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility (“TX-1”) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
  • The 215,000-square-foot TX-1 fuel fabrication facility is designed to produce up to 714,000 pebbles per year along with other nuclear fuel products.
  • TRISO-X has operated a pilot nuclear fuel fabrication facility at ORNL since 2016, serving as a demonstration facility of the company’s patented TRISO fabrication processes.
  • ARDP is also providing support for the development of TX-1, and the initial TRISO-X nuclear fuel produced in Oak Ridge will be used for the project.

Ultra Safe Nuclear Brings U-Battery Talent Into Its UK Advanced Modular Reactor Team

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Friday, March 24, 2023
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Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) the global leader in the deployment of gas-cooled reactors, is pleased to announce the addition of key UK personnel to its team supporting the Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) programme funded by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Key Points: 
  • Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) the global leader in the deployment of gas-cooled reactors, is pleased to announce the addition of key UK personnel to its team supporting the Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) programme funded by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
  • USNC-UK is building on USNC’s leading product, the Micro-Modular™ Reactor (MMR®), to develop an advanced Micro-Modular Reactor design that will be best suited to the UK’s industrial process heat and power needs.
  • “The UK has deep roots in the relevant gas-cooled nuclear reactor technologies, exemplified by the current AGR reactors and tracing back to Dragon, the very first helium-cooled high-temperature reactor utilizing TRISO fuel.
  • We are tapping into these roots by adding the best, most experienced and motivated UK talent to our team.”

TRISO-X Successfully Completes Fuel Test to Power Nuclear Thermal Propulsion in Space

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Monday, March 13, 2023
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“The high-temperature resilience of our coated particle fuel bolsters TRISO-X’s position as the domestic leader in the fabrication, testing and commercialization of coated-particle fuel systems for both power and space applications.

Key Points: 
  • “The high-temperature resilience of our coated particle fuel bolsters TRISO-X’s position as the domestic leader in the fabrication, testing and commercialization of coated-particle fuel systems for both power and space applications.
  • The TRISO-X fabricated fuel was tested in extreme conditions representing those experienced in space.
  • The test was the first time TRISO-X’S—or, to TRISO-X’s knowledge, any— coated particle fuel was tested to these conditions.
  • The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission formally docketed the facility license application in 2022 and its licensing review is ongoing.

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.

NRC Begins Public Engagement for TRISO-X Advanced Nuclear Fuel Facility License Application

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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TRISO-X has requested a 40-year license to possess and use special nuclear material to manufacture advanced nuclear fuel at what will be the first-ever commercial-scale fuel fabrication facility focusing on the use of high-assay low-enriched uranium (“HALEU”).

Key Points: 
  • TRISO-X has requested a 40-year license to possess and use special nuclear material to manufacture advanced nuclear fuel at what will be the first-ever commercial-scale fuel fabrication facility focusing on the use of high-assay low-enriched uranium (“HALEU”).
  • The NRC presented its proposed 30-month review timeline at the meeting in Oak Ridge on January 25, 2023.
  • NRC representatives also toured TRISO-X’s pilot fuel fabrication facility located at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory as well as the proposed site of the commercial fuel fabrication facility.
  • TRISO-X has operated a pilot nuclear fuel fabrication facility at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory since 2016, serving as a demonstration facility of the Company’s patented TRISO fabrication processes.

X-energy UK and Cavendish Nuclear Convene British Suppliers to Support Early Deployment of Advanced Small Modular Reactors

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Friday, January 27, 2023
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The reactors are designed to be capable of producing both electricity and higher-temperature heat and steam than conventional ‘small modular reactors’ and can supply electricity and heat for hydrogen production and replace fossil fuel-generated heat for industrial processes.

Key Points: 
  • The reactors are designed to be capable of producing both electricity and higher-temperature heat and steam than conventional ‘small modular reactors’ and can supply electricity and heat for hydrogen production and replace fossil fuel-generated heat for industrial processes.
  • This intrinsic safety reduces the need for many of the largest, most expensive and time-consuming structures and systems found in traditional nuclear plants.
  • “We’re keen to see the Government press ahead with its ambitious plans for a program of nuclear power stations, including the establishment of the Great British Nuclear body.
  • The reactor is an ideal successor to the British Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor fleet, given the UK’s rich knowledge of gas graphite reactors.

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.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Accepts TRISO-X’s Application for First-of-a-Kind Fuel Fabrication Facility

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the NRC) has accepted an application from TRISO-X LLC (TRISO-X), a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC (X-energy), for the first-ever fuel fabrication facility focusing on the use of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU).

Key Points: 
  • The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the NRC) has accepted an application from TRISO-X LLC (TRISO-X), a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC (X-energy), for the first-ever fuel fabrication facility focusing on the use of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU).
  • The NRCs decision to review TRISO-Xs application is an important step in bringing North Americas first commercial-scale advanced nuclear fuel facility, which will be located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
  • The NRCs acceptance of our application is a major milestone toward bringing this first-of-a-kind advanced nuclear fuel facility online, said X-energy CEO J. Clay Sell.
  • Since 2016, TRISO-X has operated a pilot-scale nuclear fuel fabrication facility at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to further develop its TRISO-X fuel and support the Xe-100 reactor design.