TRISO-X Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Campus Expansion
Sector: Manufacturing (Industrial) • Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
Source: Interesting Engineering
TRISO-X, a subsidiary of X-energy, is expanding its nuclear fuel manufacturing campus in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with an $11 million grant from the State of Tennessee. The expansion includes the construction of a second commercial-scale fuel fabrication facility (TX-2) and a dedicated research and development laboratory (TX-L), adjacent to the first facility (TX-1) currently under construction. The
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Manufacturing (Industrial), Nuclear, Commercial
- Location
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Interesting Engineering
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | TRISO-X, a subsidiary of X-energy, is expanding its nuclear fuel manufacturing campus in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with an $11 million grant from the State of Tennessee. The expansion includes the construction of a second commercial-scale fuel fabrication facility (TX-2) and a dedicated research and development laboratory (TX-L), adjacent to the first facility (TX-1) currently under construction. The integrated campus will manufacture advanced TRISO fuel to support next-generation nuclear reactors. |
Original sector | Energy |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Tennessee |
City | Oak Ridge |
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Source | Interesting Engineering |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Manufacturing (Industrial), Nuclear, Commercial |
Article published date | 2026-07-20 |
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