A new nuclear age for the US? X-energy reveals more on its 214,000-square-foot Tennessee plant with 5-metric-ton uranium capacity
X-energy has completed TX-1's main structure in Tennessee, advancing plans for domestic TRISO fuel production supporting future advanced reactors.
X-energy has completed the main structure of its Tennessee nuclear fuel plant, TX-1, located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The 214,000-square-foot facility, developed by subsidiary TRISO-X, marks the first commercial-scale advanced nuclear fuel facility built domestically in over 50 years. With a manufacturing capacity for 700,000 TRISO fuel pebbles annually, consuming about 5 metric tons of uranium, TX-1 is expected to power up to 11 X-energy's Xe-100 advanced reactor units combined.
The plant's completion is a significant milestone, and Clark Construction Group will now focus on installing process equipment, an administration building, and a graphite matrix powder facility.
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