Industry Accomplishment

Standard Nuclear begins production of advanced HALEU fuel and raises $140 million in series A funding

Standard Nuclear, a reactor-agnostic producer of TRISO nuclear fuel, today announced it has secured $140M in Series A funding from investors led by Decisive Point with participation from new investors Chevron Technology Ventures, StepStone Group, XTX Ventures, and existing investors Welara, Fundomo, Andreessen Horowitz, Washington Harbour Partners, and Crucible Capital, among many others. This latest capital raise will support Standard Nuclear’s rapid buildout of new fuel development and fabrication infrastructure beyond the company’s existing operational and privately funded commercial-scale TRISO manufacturing line.

Antares receives DOE Preliminary Document Safety approval for Mark-0 demonstration reactor

Antares, a nuclear fission energy company developing microreactors for defense and space applications, today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved the company's Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA) for its Mark-0 reactor, Antares' first demonstration reactor, scheduled to achieve criticality before July 4, 2026 under DOE’s Reactor Pilot Program.

Deployable Energy announces site selection for reactor demonstration at Idaho National Laboratory

Deployable Energy, the Houston-based microreactor company, today announced they selected Idaho National Laboratory (INL) as the host site for the company’s upcoming reactor demonstration. This marks a major milestone on the path toward demonstrating Deployable Energy’s first operational microreactor.

US firm ships world’s first ‘extra-modular’ nuclear reactor to reach criticality

Aalo Atomics has accelerated its push toward a 2026 first criticality goal by shipping five nuclear reactor test modules to the Idaho National Laboratory (INL).

U.S. Department of Energy approves Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis of Oklo’s Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility as assembly begins at Idaho National Laboratory

Oklo Inc., (NYSE: OKLO) (Oklo), an advanced nuclear technology company, announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Idaho Operations Office has approved the Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA) for the Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility (A3F) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), marking the start of the assembly of the facility.

X-energy begins fuel testing, production to power local SMRs

X-energy recently began testing its proprietary TRISO-X fuel pebbles for its Xe-100 small modular reactor, or SMR, at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). With the U.S. Department of Energy also collaborating in the testing, the roughly yearlong process will evaluate the fuel’s performance at different temperatures, burnout conditions and power levels.

Standard Nuclear Executes First-of-Its-Kind Agreement with U.S. Department of Energy to Deploy Advanced Fuel Production Line

Standard Nuclear, a reactor-agnostic producer of TRISO nuclear fuel, announced it has executed an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), marking a major milestone in an effort to bring privately funded advanced nuclear-fuel production infrastructure online in support of TRISO-fueled reactor demonstrations in 2026.

DOE Secretary visits INL as Trump administration hones in on nuclear energy

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright toured the Idaho National Laboratory and its facilities, including NRIC-DOME, as the lab aims to usher in the new nuclear renaissance.

Antares raises $96 million for nuclear reactors on Earth and in space

Nuclear power startup Antares announced a $96 million Series B round Dec. 2 to fund work on developing small nuclear reactors, including for space applications.

Antares Industries expands nuclear operations in Idaho

National, state and local leaders from Idaho were present for Antares Industries officially opening an office in Idaho Falls on November 24. Antares Industries (often referred to simply as Antares) is a private nuclear energy technology company, founded in 2023 and headquartered in Torrance, Calif., with facilities in Idaho Falls and Aiken, S.C., specializing in the design and manufacture of advanced, transportable fission microreactors. The company builds advanced micro nuclear reactors to power military and commercial applications on Earth and in space.