X-energy announced the start of vertical construction for its TX-1 fuel fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
The Maryland, US-based company said the facility will be the first of its kind in the US and will manufacture the company’s proprietary Triso fuel for its commercial reactors.
X-energy subsidiary Triso-X recently selected Clark Construction Group for a $48.2m (€41.8m) award as part of the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) to complete vertical construction. ARDP funding provides up to 50% cost sharing with X-energy for their Xe-100 Advanced Reactor Demonstration Project, including construction of the TX-1 fuel fabrication facility.