X-energy and SGL Carbon to Double Nuclear-Grade Graphite Capacity for Xe-100 Reactors

By Neetika Walter · Interesting Engineering · 2026-08-03

Interesting Engineering reports that X-energy is committing $8 million to expand the manufacturing of NBG-18 graphite, a critical material for its pebble-bed reactor cores. The agreement with SGL Carbon aims to scale up the supply chain to support the production of eight reactor

Interesting Engineering reports that X-energy is committing $8 million to expand the manufacturing of NBG-18 graphite, a critical material for its pebble-bed reactor cores. The agreement with SGL Carbon aims to scale up the supply chain to support the production of eight reactor