X-energy Completes Key Safety System Prototype for Xe-100 Advanced Nuclear Reactors

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Dec 21, 2022

X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC (“X-energy” or the “Company”), a leading developer of small modular nuclear reactor and fuel technology for clean energy generation, in partnership with Paragon Energy Solutions (“Paragon”), a leading specialist in the design and manufacturing of critical safety systems, today announced the completion of a Reactor Protection System (“RPS”) prototype, a key safety feature of X-energy’s Xe-100 advanced nuclear reactors. The four-division RPS prototype utilizes Paragon’s highly integrated protection system (“HIPS”) and marks the first time that Paragon has deployed HIPS to a Generation IV high-temperature gas reactor (“HTGR”), an evolution of their robust, reliable, and secure technology that is intended to further advance nuclear safety.