Industry Accomplishment

X-energy Reactor Company, LLC, ("X-energy" or the "Company") today announced the start of confirmatory irradiation testing at Idaho National Laboratory (“INL”) to qualify the Company’s proprietary TRISO-X fuel pebbles for commercial use in the Xe-100 Small Modular Reactor (“SMR”).

TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company, received notification from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that they have successfully completed the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Natrium project being developed in Wyoming and found no adverse impact to the environment. This is the first advanced commercial nuclear power plant to achieve this regulatory milestone.

El Segundo, Calif.–based reactor start-up Valar Atomics recently announced that it has broken ground on its test reactor, the Ward 250, at Utah San Rafael Energy Lab (USREL), becoming the second company participating in the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program to do so.

Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) (“Oklo”), an advanced nuclear technology company, today holds a groundbreaking ceremony at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for its first Aurora powerhouse, the Aurora-INL.

US-based Clean Core Thorium Energy has received specific export authorization for its advanced thorium-enriched uranium fuel technology, paving the way for deployment in India's fleet of pressurized heavy water reactors.

President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed the Technology Prosperity Deal, a landmark science and technology agreement that will propel the U.S. – UK special relationship to new heights for the technological age, and deliver wins for the American people and American innovation globally.

The U.S. Department of Energy last week announced that it is seeking proposals to build artificial intelligence data centers on Idaho National Laboratory land east of Arco and power the facilities with “emerging power sources” like advanced nuclear reactors or geothermal energy.

Oklo Inc., an advanced nuclear technology company, announced plans to design, build, and operate a fuel recycling facility in Tennessee as the first phase of an advanced fuel center.

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (“NANO Nuclear” or “the Company”), a leading advanced nuclear energy and technology company focused on developing clean energy solutions, is proud to announce its execution of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Idaho National Laboratory (INL), under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

INL officials met with Texas-based Aalo Atomics on a 1-acre parcel inside the INL’s Materials and Fuels Complex Thursday morning for the groundbreaking of Aalo-X, the first experimental extra modular nuclear reactor.