TRISO-X Successfully Completes Fuel Test to Power Nuclear Thermal Propulsion in Space

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $AAC #AdvancedNuclear--TRISO-X LLC (“TRISO-X”), a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC (“X-energy”) that primarily develops and designs tri-structural isotropic (“TRISO”) particle fuel, today announced the successful test of its coated particle fuel for nuclear thermal propulsion applications, marking a major step toward a one-of-a-kind, nuclear-powered rocket. TRISO-X was tapped to develop key fuel fabrication processes as part of a team led by General Atomics Ele