美国授予X能源50年来首次新的商用核燃料许可证,使TRISO能够生产先进反应堆的燃料。 The U.S. granted X-energy its first new commercial nuclear fuel license in 50 years, enabling TRISO fuel production for advanced reactors.

美国核管制委员会授予X能源公司TRISO-X子公司50多年来首次新的商用核燃料制造许可证,允许该公司在田纳西州奥克海脊的设施使用高测量低浓缩铀生产TRISO燃料。 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted X-energy’s TRISO-X subsidiary the first new commercial nuclear fuel manufacturing license in over 50 years, allowing it to produce TRISO fuel using high-assay low-enriched uranium at facilities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 40年的许可证允许为先进的小型模块化反应堆制造燃料,第一家工厂TX-1预计于2026年年中完工,并在核管制委员会安全审查后开始运作。 The 40-year license enables the fabrication of fuel for advanced small modular reactors, with the first plant, TX-1, expected to finish construction in mid-2026 and begin operations after an NRC safety review. 燃料由层层覆盖的铀内核制成,嵌入石墨碎石中,其设计是为了提高安全性和效率。 The fuel, made of uranium kernels coated in multiple layers and embedded in graphite pebbles, is designed for higher safety and efficiency. 该项目是能源部先进反应堆示范方案的一部分,旨在支持多达11千兆瓦的商业管道,相当于约144个反应堆,到2039年亚马逊河流域将5千兆瓦电力承包给5千兆瓦电力公司。 The project, part of the DOE’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, aims to support a commercial pipeline of up to 11 gigawatts, equivalent to about 144 reactors, with Amazon contracting for five gigawatts of power by 2039.