X-energy designs advanced small modular nuclear reactors and manufactures advanced nuclear fuel, pairing its Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor with proprietary TRISO-X fuel. Founded to tackle complex energy challenges, the company builds on decades of reactor research and operational experience to provide electricity and high-temperature steam for heavy industry, data centers, and other demanding applications. Its technology portfolio also extends to compact, mission-critical power for remote operations and potential deep-space propulsion.
Teledyne Energy Systems, IncFrom hydrogen electrolysis systems sold commercially since the 1970s to power units headed for the Moon, Teledyne Energy Systems develops energy-generation and storage systems for demanding environments. The Hunt Valley company has manufactured more than 700 electrolysis systems and also supplies fuel-cell, thermoelectric, radioisotope and battery technologies for space, subsea and remote terrestrial applications. Its space-power work includes radioisotope generators used on NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers.HUNT VALLEY, MD
WATT Fuel CellFounded in 2010 by Dr. Caine Finnerty, WATT Fuel Cell designs, develops, and manufactures small-scale solid oxide fuel cell systems for reliable power at the point of use. The privately held company moved from Long Island to Mount Pleasant in 2014 after acquiring Pittsburgh Electric Engines, and now produces its ceramic tubular SOFCs there using a patented additive manufacturing process. Its systems are built for residential, remote, and recreational applications and can work alongside solar and energy storage.MT PLEASANT, PA
Concurrent Technologies CorporationAs a nonprofit applied scientific research and development organization, Concurrent Technologies Corporation is known for translating difficult engineering problems into practical technologies for government and commercial clients. In Johnstown, its Center for Advanced Nuclear Manufacturing applies that expertise to the emerging small modular and advanced reactor industry, while its laboratory has provided materials testing for more than 35 years.JOHNSTOWN, PA
BWX Technologies, IncTracing its roots to the 1850s, BWX Technologies, Inc. manufactures nuclear systems and components for U.S. naval propulsion, commercial energy, national security and space applications. The Lynchburg-based company has nearly 10,000 employees and 20 major operating sites across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, including a one-million-square-foot facility in Lynchburg. Its work also extends to nuclear fuel, environmental cleanup and nuclear medicine, with a history that includes components for the USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine.EUCLID, OH