Project Pele progress: BWXT delivers fuel to INL

December 4, 2025, 12:00PMNuclear News
INL operations staff members prepare to unload casks containing TRISO fuel that will power Project Pele. (Photo: DOE)

This week, BWX Technologies, alongside Idaho National Laboratory and the Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office, announced the arrival of a full core of TRISO fuel at INL’s Transient Reactor Test Facility.

Antares raises funds for microreactor development

December 4, 2025, 7:00AMNuclear News
Image: Antares

Advanced nuclear energy start-up Antares has announced the close of a $96 million Series B funding round, led by Shine Capital with participation from Alt Capital, Caffeinated, FiftyThree Stations, Industrious, and other investors. The round raised $71 million in new equity capital and $25 million in debt for equipment, factory build-out, and uranium procurement.