TRISO-X Fuel
Xe-100
The U.S. DOE describes TRISO fuel as “the most robust nuclear fuel on Earth,” it retains waste and fission products within the fuel during ALL conditions, even worst-case accidents and cannot melt.
Our reactors use tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) particle fuel, developed and improved over 60 years. We manufacture our own proprietary version (TRISO-X) to ensure supply and quality control.
TRISO-X utilizes more energy dense high assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) that allows for longer periods of operation. We will have the country’s first commercial TRISO facility to provide this fuel at a fraction the cost.
Why is this important?
Because TRISO-X Fuel IS the containment vessel we will have no more expensive, gigantic concrete & steel structures to build, maintain and decommission.
TRISO Fuel has 40+ years of prototype and full-scale demonstration reactors.
This is a proven safety approach.
The low reactor power density and self-regulating core design (i.e., if cooling stops, the core shuts down), ensures the reactor is always ‘walk-away safe.’
Physics, not mechanical systems, ensures 100% safety