Construction work above ground - also known as vertical construction - has begun for TRISO-X's TX-1 advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which will be the first plant of its kind in the USA.
 

The first complete assembly of accident tolerant fuel to operate in a commercial nuclear reactor has completed its second cycle of operations and has undergone testing before being loaded into Constellation's Calvert Cliffs plant for a third 24-month cycle.
 

The Nuclear Safety Design Agreement for the Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility, where the fuel for Oklo's first commercial-scale Aurora powerhouse will be made, is the first under the US Department of Energy's Fuel Line Pilot Projects initiative and was approved in just under two weeks.
 

The delivery of fuel from Russia’s TVEL for the Da Lat Research Reactor in Vietnam is part of the roadmap for developing the two countries’ nuclear cooperation.
 

Hungary’s MVM Group and Westinghouse have signed a contract for the American firm’s VVER-440 fuel from 2028 as part of measures to diversify supply for the Paks Nuclear Power Plant.
 

Pebbles of X-energy's TRISO-X fuel have begun 13 months of irradiation testing at Idaho National Laboratory to evaluate fuel performance across operating scenarios and qualify them for commercial use.
 

Framatome has announced plans to produce TRISO nuclear fuel at its fuel fabrication site in Romans-sur-Isère, France. The company has also signed an agreement to manufacture fuel elements using TRISO for Blue Capsule Technology's high-temperature reactor.
 

Small modular reactor company Terrestrial Energy Inc has signed a manufacturing and supply contract with Westinghouse subsidiary Springfields Fuels Limited for the design and construction of an Integral Molten Salt Reactor fuel pilot plant.
 

The metallic 'pucks' of uranium that have been produced at Framatome's nuclear fuel manufacturing facility in the USA are a critical component in the fuel supply chain for TerraPower's Natrium reactor and described as a "milestone" for the commercialisation of advanced reactor fuel.