POWER Magazine•5 months ago
A First for Military Nuclear Power: TRISO Fuel Arrives at Project Pele
- •Project Pele, a military transportable nuclear microreactor prototype, has received its TRISO particle fuel from BWXT Technologies at Idaho National Laboratory.
- •This marks the first TRISO microreactor fuel for a military application, signifying a critical advancement in microreactor technology development.
- •Formal system testing for Project Pele is slated to begin as early as 2027, indicating a near-term validation phase for this advanced reactor design.
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