Nuclear Energy
In the nuclear energy industry, additive manufacturing plays a crucial role in the production of complex components and prototypes. It enables the rapid fabrication of intricate designs, reducing lead times and costs associated with traditional manufacturing methods. This technology allows for the creation of specialized parts with enhanced durability and precision, which are essential for ensuring the safety and reliability of nuclear power plants. Additionally, 3D printing can be used to produce radiation-resistant materials and tools for maintenance and repair in radioactive environments.
Freemelt, a Swedish manufacturer of electron beam powder bed fusion (E-PBF) metal 3D printing systems, has restructured its business into two units, adding component manufacturing services alongside its existing machine…
Freemelt signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Proxima Fusion GmbH, the German stellarator developer, and became a member of the Alpha Alliance, a group of industrial companies and research institutes…
Proxima Fusion closed a €411 million ($468 million) Series A2 financing round on July 7, 2026, pushing its valuation to €2.4 billion ($2.7 billion) and making it Europe’s best-funded fusion…
AMPERA has completed production of its first full-scale, 3D printed nuclear reactor module, a step in the Florida-based company’s plan to build a subcritical, solid-state, factory-built thorium nuclear reactor. The…
Framatome inaugurated its new additive manufacturing center in Romans-sur-Isère on July 2, 2026, in what the company described as the first industrial AM facility of its kind in Europe dedicated…
VoxelMatters is again serving as the official media partner for the Formnext Technology Talks, a year-round webinar series organized by Mesago Messe Frankfurt that runs through October 2026 ahead of…
Indiana company NX Atomics, a startup developing high-temperature small modular reactors (SMRs) for clean baseload power and industrial process heat, has formed a manufacturing partnership with Chicago-based Sciaky, Inc., an…
Metal Powder Works, a Pittsburgh-based specialty materials company, has entered the third phase of its product development program with Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC), extending a multi-year collaboration focused on metal…
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a method for using additive manufacturing to produce custom canisters for powder metallurgy hot isostatic pressing…
A research team from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has received the 2026 SME Aubin Additive Manufacturing Case Study Award at the SME AM Awards. The…
