• BWXT manufactured TRISO nuclear fuel that powered Antares Nuclear’s reactor through its first successful criticality milestone under a DOE testing reform program.
• Processed HALEU feedstock used in the TRISO fuel compacts from scrap material supplied by NNSA, supporting domestic advanced-fuel production capability.
• Fuel design leveraged a specification developed for Project Pele, a 1.5 MW transportable microreactor program, accelerating Antares’ path to criticality.
• Continued TRISO fuel manufacturing for Antares, positioning BWXT to serve rising demand for advanced reactor fuel.

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