Radiant Nuclear announced Monday afternoon that it will build its first nuclear microreactor manufacturing facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, abandoning plans for a controversial project near Bar Nunn, after months of heated debate over spent nuclear fuel storage.
The decision comes after Radiant repeatedly warned Wyoming officials that regulatory uncertainty could drive the company elsewhere.
Radiant announced Monday it will build a factory on portions of the historic K-27 and K-29 Manhattan Project sites, with construction beginning in early 2026. The company plans to deliver its first mass-produced semitrailer-sized Kaleidos microreactor by 2028 and scale up to producing 50 reactors annually within a few years…