Industry Accomplishment

Valar Atomics' NOVA Core achieved zero-power criticality at Los Alamos National Laboratory's National Criticality Experiments Research Center on 17 November. The project is a series of criticality experiments on Valar's graphite-moderated core using high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) TRISO fuel, carried out under the oversight of the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration.

Radiant, a leader in portable, mass-produced nuclear generators, announced today that it submitted its DOE Authorization Request for Kaleidos (DARK) to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for review earlier this month. This submission meets the intent of the Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA), an essential milestone that keeps the company on track to start up its first reactor next year at the National Reactor Innovation Center's (NRIC) DOME facility at Idaho National Laboratory (INL).

The Nuclear Safety Design Agreement for the Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility, where the fuel for Oklo's first commercial-scale Aurora powerhouse will be made, is the first under the US Department of Energy's Fuel Line Pilot Projects initiative and was approved in just under two weeks.

Oklo Inc.., an advanced nuclear technology company, announced today it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA), the management and operating contractor for Idaho National Laboratory (INL), to expand collaboration on scientific and technological research and development in areas such as advanced fuel and materials work that are mutually beneficial and support Oklo’s commercial deployment.

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.