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NRC grants license for TRISO-X fuel manufacturing using HALEU
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted X-energy subsidiary TRISO-X a special nuclear material license for high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel fabrication. The license applies to TRISO-X’s first two planned commercial facilities, known as TX-1 and TX-2, for an initial 40-year period. The facilities are set to be the first new nuclear fuel fabrication plants licensed by the NRC in more than 50 years.
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
Ms. Lisa Marshall is the inaugural assistant extension professor & director of outreach, retention & engagement in NC State Nuclear Engineering and is responsible for pre-college through graduate level initiatives. She teaches courses at the first-year engineering level – Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving as well as Engineering in the 21st Century. She is a scholarship/fellowship reviewer at the national through department level as well as the departmental alumni relations and global student experiences lead. Professor Marshall leads the NEO Research Group, a multi-university set of scholars focused on engagement initiatives to introduce, attract, and retain students in the STEM field with a focus on nuclear science & technology. At the end of the June 2023 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Annual Conference, Marshall assumed the position of vice-president/president. She is the first Black female VP/President-elect for the Society.
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