TRISO-X Secures First-Ever NRC Category II License for Commercial Advanced Nuclear Fuel Fabrication
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This landmark NRC license for TRISO-X's advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility unlocks a critical supply chain component, accelerating the commercial deployment of advanced nuclear reactors as a reliable, carbon-free power option for developers and large consumers.
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- •TRISO-X, a subsidiary of X-energy, has secured the first-ever NRC Category II license for commercial advanced nuclear fuel fabrication, specifically for high-assay low-enriched (HALEU) TRISO fuel.
- •This regulatory approval is a critical milestone, enabling the commercial production of fuel for advanced nuclear reactors and clearing a significant hurdle for their deployment in the U.S. power market.
- •For developers and large power consumers, this signals tangible progress towards diversifying future energy portfolios with a new source of reliable, dispatchable, and carbon-free power, potentially offering long-term energy security and emissions reduction.
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In a milestone for the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Feb. 13 issued its first approval of a commercial Category II nuclear fuel fabrication facility, granting a license to TRISO-X, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-energy, which allows the company to fabricate commercial tristructural isotropic (TRISO) fuel using high-assay low-enriched […] The post TRISO-X Secures First-Ever NRC Category II License for Commercial Advanced Nuclear Fuel Fabrication appeared first on POWER Magazine .