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ATM No 150 2025 NOV 12
Oklo fuel facility receives design approval
- The U.S. Department of Energy approved Oklo’s Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility (A3F) nuclear safety design in just two weeks.
- The facility will produce fuel for Oklo’s first commercial sodium-cooled fast reactor, Aurora-INL, using recycled metallic fuel.
- This approval highlights a streamlined authorization path for advanced reactor fuel production and supports the development of a domestic nuclear fuel supply chain.
Industrikraft to take share in Ringhals new build project company
- Swedish state-owned energy company Vattenfall signed a joint investment agreement with Industrikraft to advance new nuclear power development.
- Industrikraft will acquire a 20% stake in Vattenfall’s project company Videberg Kraft AB and invest SEK400 million.
- The project aims to build small modular reactors at Ringhals, supported by new Swedish legislation offering state aid for nuclear investments.
X-energy, Toyo Tanso sign graphite supply chain agreement
- X-energy signed a $40 million agreement with Toyo Tanso USA to supply fine-grain graphite for four Xe-100 small modular reactors.
- The graphite components will be used at Dow’s Long Mott Generating Station in Texas, marking the first industrial deployment of a grid-scale advanced reactor in North America.
- This milestone secures a critical supply chain for X-energy’s first commercial project and lays the groundwork for future collaborations in the U.S. and U.K.