X-Energy Subsidiary TRISO-X Receives $11M Grant for Expansion

X-Energy's subsidiary, TRISO-X, LLC, announced it received an $11 million economic development grant from the State of Tennessee. This funding will support the continued development of its fuel fabrication campus in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, including a potential second commercial fuel facility (TX-2) and a dedicated research and development center (TX-L). The expansion is expected to create over 1,000 permanent jobs and significantly boost the company's capacity to produce advanced nuclear fuel, supporting approximately 55 of X-energy's Xe-100 small modular reactors. This follows TRISO-X receiving a 40-year Special Nuclear Material License from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in February 2026.