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TRISO-X Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Campus Expansion

Sector: Manufacturing (Industrial) • Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

Source: Interesting Engineering

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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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The project “TRISO-X Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Campus Expansion” is an infrastructure initiative in the Manufacturing (Industrial) sector, located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Interesting Engineering.

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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.

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United States of America (USA)

State

Tennessee

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Oak Ridge

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Manufacturing (Industrial), Nuclear, Commercial

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2026-07-20

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