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A Look Inside a Lab Making the Advanced Fuel to Power Growing US Nuclear Energy Ambitions
- The United States aims to increase domestic nuclear power, with President Donald Trump setting a goal to quadruple production within 25 years as detailed in executive orders signed in May.
- X-Energy is building a nearly $2 billion fuel fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the first of its kind in over 50 years, according to the company.
- Centrus Energy produced the first 20 kilograms of high-assay low-enriched uranium in over 70 years in 2023 to support commercial reactors, as confirmed by their report.
- The first operational factory could begin by late 2027, significantly increasing fuel production capacity.
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TENNESSEE — Near signs warning of radiation hazards at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a half-dozen workers from the nuclear energy company X-energy are crafting what appear to be gray billiard balls. Inside, they are filled with thousands of tiny black spheres containing a hint of uranium enriched beyond what current power plants use.
A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing U.S. nuclear energy ambitions
President Trump set a goal of quadrupling domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years. A new wave of advanced nuclear reactors could be operational around 2030.
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Leaning Left10Leaning Right3Center31Last UpdatedBias Distribution70% Center
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- 70% of the sources are Center
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