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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Small modular reactor developer X-energy and its subsidiary TRISO-X announced yesterday the start of above-ground construction for its TX-1 advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The first-in-the-nation facility will be the first of two Oak Ridge facilities built to manufacture the company’s TRISO fuel for use in its Xe-100 small modular reactor.
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