Idaho National Laboratory completes testing of thorium nuclear fuel blended with HALEU, showing structural integrity in early trials.
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Clean Core Thorium Energy
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About Clean Core Thorium Energy
Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE) is a privately held advanced-nuclear-fuel technology company headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States. The company develops ANEEL (Advanced Nuclear Energy for Enriched Life), a proprietary fuel blending thorium with high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) that is designed as a drop-in replacement for existing pressurized heavy-water reactors with no reactor modifications, delivering higher burn-up, reduced nuclear waste, lower cost and improved proliferation resistance. By commercializing thorium, an element often found alongside rare-earth deposits and a key part of the critical-minerals and clean-energy landscape, Clean Core aims to expand fuel options for global reactor fleets. The company has raised roughly $18 million and partners with Idaho National Laboratory on privately funded irradiation testing of ANEEL fuel at the Advanced Test Reactor. A notable recent development is the U.S. Department of Energy’s environmental approval for accelerated burn-up testing of its ANEEL fuel.
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