NX Atomics and Sciaky Partner to 3D-Print Nuclear Reactor Components

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[News Wire]

NX Atomics and Sciaky, Inc. are collaborating to apply electron beam additive manufacturing to the production of small modular reactor components. This partnership aims to reduce lead times and capital costs by utilizing industrial 3D printing techniques previously established in the aerospace and defense sectors. The initiative seeks to streamline the manufacturing of nuclear-qualified parts for the company's high-temperature reactor fleet.

/PRNewswire/ -- NX Atomics, a Small Modular Reactor startup, today announced a partnership with Sciaky, Inc., a global leader in industrial-scale metal...

Midwest collaboration applies proven aerospace additive manufacturing to America's small modular reactors

"This is what bringing nuclear manufacturing into the modern era actually looks like," said John Warden, Chief Executive Officer of NX Atomics. "3D printing opens up the potential for us to produce nuclear-qualified parts faster and at lower cost, where appropriate swap them out through life, and meaningfully reduce the unit cost of every small modular reactor we build."

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