{"id":970937,"date":"2026-06-04T19:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/bwxt-manufactures-triso-fuel-enabling-first-new-reactor-criticality-under-doe-program\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T19:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:34:08","slug":"bwxt-manufactures-triso-fuel-enabling-first-new-reactor-criticality-under-doe-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/bwxt-manufactures-triso-fuel-enabling-first-new-reactor-criticality-under-doe-program\/","title":{"rendered":"BWXT Manufactures TRISO Fuel Enabling First New Reactor Criticality Under DOE Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>BWXT Manufactures TRISO Fuel Enabling <\/b><b>First New Reactor Criticality Under DOE Program<\/b><\/p>\n<p>LYNCHBURG, Va.&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nBWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that its TRISO nuclear fuel has powered Antares Nuclear Inc.\u2019s reactor through the first successful criticality milestone under the Administration\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fpresidential-actions%2F2025%2F05%2Freforming-nuclear-reactor-testing-at-the-department-of-energy%2F&amp;esheet=54547834&amp;newsitemid=20260604742514&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Executive+Order+14301&amp;index=1&amp;md5=73cc104e560ead997cd3174acf9127e4\">Executive Order 14301<\/a>, <i>Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy<\/i>. BWXT also processed the high assay low enriched uranium (<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.energy.gov%2Fne%2Farticles%2Fwhat-high-assay-low-enriched-uranium-haleu&amp;esheet=54547834&amp;newsitemid=20260604742514&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=HALEU&amp;index=2&amp;md5=e52680b6ac01df25e27c048858dcc45b\">HALEU<\/a>) feedstock material used to manufacture the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fantaresindustries.com%2F&amp;esheet=54547834&amp;newsitemid=20260604742514&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Antares&amp;index=3&amp;md5=b52bf993c1c0523af6d0174d00c36246\">Antares<\/a> TRISO fuel compacts from scrap materials provided by NNSA, underscoring the company\u2019s leadership across the full spectrum of next generation fuel production.<\/p>\n<p id=\"news-body-cta\">This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260604742514\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260604742514\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"bwbodyimg\" style=\"width: 480px;float:left;padding-left:0px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260604742514\/en\/2824686\/4\/Antares_Fuel_1.jpg\" alt=\"BWXT prepares TRISO fuel compacts for shipment at its Lynchburg, Virginia, facility.\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:85%\">BWXT prepares TRISO fuel compacts for shipment at its Lynchburg, Virginia, facility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\u201cThis marks a historic milestone for advanced nuclear fuel fabrication in the United States,\u201d said U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright. \u201cThe Trump administration is proud to partner with private companies such as BWXT, as we strengthen the foundation of a reliable and secure nuclear supply chain to support both national defense and commercial energy needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cBWXT is delivering leading-edge nuclear products that support the energy dominance goals of our nation, and this milestone underscores that fact,\u201d said Rex D. Geveden, BWXT president and chief executive officer. \u201cOur skilled workforce, advanced manufacturing technologies and nuclear-qualified supply chain are driving a new generation of reactor demonstrations across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;BWXT&#8217;s TRISO fuel supported our path to criticality,\u201d said Jordan Bramble, CEO, Antares. \u201cBuilding on a proven fuel specification developed through Project Pele let our team focus on what we had to prove ourselves: our control system and reactor physics. We&#8217;re grateful for a partnership that continues as we move from neutrons to electrons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nAntares modeled its reactor fuel on the TRISO (<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.energy.gov%2Fne%2Farticles%2Ftriso-particles-most-robust-nuclear-fuel-earth&amp;esheet=54547834&amp;newsitemid=20260604742514&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=TRi-structural+ISOtropic&amp;index=4&amp;md5=8de895549f619fbd489c278c4433368b\">TRi-structural ISOtropic<\/a>) fuel compacts BWXT delivered for <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bwxt.com%2Fsectors%2Fdefense-space%2Fland%2Fproject-pele%2F&amp;esheet=54547834&amp;newsitemid=20260604742514&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Project+Pele&amp;index=5&amp;md5=ed9435cf7aab3cddea01211a065115fa\">Project Pele<\/a>, the 1.5 megawatt transportable microreactor BWXT is building for the U.S. Army\u2019s Strategic Capabilities Office. That TRISO fuel specification, developed within DOE\u2019s Advanced Gas Reactor (AGR) program over the past several decades, paired with BWXT\u2019s decades of TRISO development at its Specialty Fuels Fabrication facility in Lynchburg, helped accelerate Antares\u2019 path to a successful criticality test, and demonstrates the value of mature, scalable U.S. fuel manufacturing infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cBWXT is proud to work with Antares and deliver the fuel necessary for this important milestone at the Idaho National Lab and for the future,\u201d said Joe Miller, BWXT\u2019s president for Government Operations. \u201cAntares is moving quickly to progress from concept to criticality and we are proud to supply this team with the TRISO needed to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nBWXT continues to support Antares with ongoing TRISO fuel manufacturing, reinforcing the company\u2019s readiness to meet customer timelines and the growing national demand for advanced reactor fuel.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Forward-Looking Statements<br \/>\n<br \/><\/i><\/b><i>BWXT cautions that this release contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements relating to the performance, design, suitability and impact of advanced reactor technology and TRISO nuclear fuel compacts. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, the timing of technology development; our ability to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals, licenses and permits in a timely manner; the ability to commercialize this technology; competition in an environment of rapid technological changes; and the enforcement and protection of our intellectual property rights. If one or more of these or other risks materialize, actual results may vary materially from those expressed. For a more complete discussion of these and other risk factors, please see BWXT\u2019s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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(NYSE: BWXT) announced today that its TRISO nuclear fuel has powered Antares Nuclear Inc.\u2019s reactor through the first successful criticality milestone under the Administration\u2019s Executive Order 14301, Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy. BWXT also processed the high assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) feedstock material used to manufacture the Antares TRISO fuel compacts from scrap materials provided by NNSA, underscoring the company\u2019s leadership across the full spectrum of next generation fuel production. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260604742514\/en\/ BWXT prepares TRISO fuel compacts for shipment at its Lynchburg, Virginia, facility. \u201cThis marks a historic &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/bwxt-manufactures-triso-fuel-enabling-first-new-reactor-criticality-under-doe-program\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;BWXT Manufactures TRISO Fuel Enabling First New Reactor Criticality Under DOE Program&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-970937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BWXT Manufactures TRISO Fuel Enabling First New Reactor Criticality Under DOE Program - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/bwxt-manufactures-triso-fuel-enabling-first-new-reactor-criticality-under-doe-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BWXT Manufactures TRISO Fuel Enabling First New Reactor Criticality Under DOE Program - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BWXT Manufactures TRISO Fuel Enabling First New Reactor Criticality Under DOE Program LYNCHBURG, Va.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; BWX Technologies, Inc. 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