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November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Industry Update—October 2025
Here is a recap of recent industry happenings:
New international partnership to speed Xe-100 SMR deployment
X-energy, Amazon, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, and Doosan Enerbility have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of X-energy’s Xe-100 small modular reactors and TRISO fuel in the United States to meet the power demands from data centers and AI. The partners will collaborate in reactor engineering design, supply-chain development, construction planning, investment strategies, long-term operations, and global opportunities for joint AI-nuclear deployment. The companies also plan to jointly mobilize as much as $50 billion in public and private investment to support advanced nuclear energy in the U.S.
M. J. F. Notley, J. R. MacEwan
Nuclear Technology | Volume 2 | Number 6 | December 1966 | Pages 477-480
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT66-A27540
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Measurements of the fission-product gas pressure in UO2 fuel elements during irradiation have shown that a significant amount of gas is released during power transients. The gas appears to he released as the element power is decreased to zero during reactor shutdown; little release occurs as the power is raised at startup. It is postulated that gas trapped in bubbles or in a central void is released by cracking or stress-induced movement during the power transient.
