NuCycle Commercial Nuclear Fuel Recycling Plant

planned

Curio, a Washington, D.C.-based nuclear technology company, is advancing its U.S. nuclear fuel recycling project by partnering with engineering firm Sargent & Lundy to design a commercial nuclear fuel recycling facility. The plant will house Curio's proprietary NuCycle technology, aiming to recycle used nuclear fuel at commercial scale. The project is in the engineering phase, focusing on site evaluation, facility design criteria, and conceptual designs for the process building and supporting infrastructure. The facility is designed to improve U.S. energy security by recovering valuable materials from spent nuclear fuel, with safety, maintainability, and scalability in mind. The project supports licensing efforts before the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and aims to establish a closed domestic nuclear fuel cycle.