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.
Framatome, a French nuclear reactor business, is investing in a new additive manufacturing center at its site in Romans-sur-Isère (France). The industrial facility, the only one of its kind in…
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has begun using two additive manufacturing machines that use complementary methods to manufacture components for future fusion machines. At its recently opened Central…
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) set a new milestone in nuclear component innovation, successfully testing two 3D printed stainless steel experimental capsules at the lab’s High…
Proxima Fusion emerged from the renowned Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP), becoming the first and only spin-out from over sixty years of publicly funded fusion research in Germany.…
TAE Technologies, a fusion energy company that uses EOS systems to develop the cleanest and safest approach to commercial fusion power, has raised more than $150 million in its latest…
UKAEA, the UK’s national fusion energy research organization and an executive, non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, has appointed Kingsbury and Additure to…
Metal Powder Works (MPW), a producer of high-quality metal powders for additive manufacturing and other advanced applications, has signed a contract with Westinghouse Electric Company, a global leader in nuclear…
Freemelt, an EB-PBF 3D printer manufacturer, will lead a feasibility study on behalf of Fusion for Energy (F4E), the EU organization responsible for Europe’s contribution to ITER, together with other…
Freemelt, an industrial metal AM developer, has received an order from UKAEA (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority) for the delivery of an eMELT machine. The order value is approximately SEK…
NAAREA, a vanguard in French deep-tech specializing in fourth-generation molten salt fast microreactors, has entered into a strategic partnership with Phoenix Manufacture to supply metal AM parts for its XAMR…
