The safety case for X-energy starts with the fuel: the TRISO-X pebble is the containment vessel designed not to melt. The uranium oxycarbide kernels are encased in carbon and ceramic layers and set within a graphite matrix, which the company claims will not melt under any foreseeable adverse conditions within the reactor.
X-Energy to merge with Ares Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:AAC) Makes advanced small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) Partnerships include Department of Defense, Dow Chemical, Energy Northwest Flagship reactor, the Xe-100, is intrinsically […]
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X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC ("X-energy" or "the Company"), a leading developer of advanced small modular nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation, and the U.S. Department of Energy (the "DOE")