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X-energy raises $700M in latest funding round
Advanced reactor developer X-energy has announced that it has closed an oversubscribed Series D financing round of approximately $700 million. The funding proceeds are expected to be used to help continue the expansion of its supply chain and the commercial pipeline for its Xe-100 advanced small modular reactor and TRISO-X fuel, according the company.
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Nuclear Technology | Volume 117 | Number 1 | January 1997 | Pages 64-79
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT97-A35336
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Taiwan’s Maanshan Nuclear Power Station (MNPS) consists of two pressurized water reactors [2775 MW(thermal)]. The reracking method has received licensing approval and has been successfully implemented by the Taiwan Power Company for MNPS to increase the spent-fuel storage capacity of each unit from 746 to 2160 fuel assemblies. MNPS is the only nuclear power station in the world that can store the accumulated spent-fuel assemblies from 40 yr of plant life in its on-site spent-fuel pool after reracking. The safety concerns regarding various aspects of this reracking project are presented. These safety concerns include thermal hydraulics, criticality, structure, radiation, and heavy loads.
