Curtiss-Wright Starts Prototype Helium Circulators For X-energy Xe-100 Reactor

Oct 12

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Curtiss-Wright, a global engineering and manufacturing company, moved from design to prototype manufacturing of the Helium Circulator Systems and Reactivity Control and Shutdown Systems for X-energy's Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor.

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