Amazon-Backed Nuclear Company Gets US Approval for Reactor Fuel
A rendering of the proposed TRISO-X World Headquarters and Commercial Fuel Facility at the Horizon Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Source: X-EnergyX-Energy Reactor Co., an advanced nuclear company backed by Amazon.com Inc., received federal approval to make uranium fuel for advanced reactors, the first such new license in more than 50 years.
The company’s Triso-X unit is already building its first plant and expects to begin fabricating fuel in 2028. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission license issued Friday authorizes the company to build two production facilities at the site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.