{
  "id": 10315675,
  "title": "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",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/a-new-nuclear-age-for-the-us-x-energy-reveals-more-on-its-214-000",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-27T23:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/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"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}