Aalo Signs Fuel Contract With GNF, Selects Baker Hughes Turbine For Aalo-X Pilot Reactor

Experimental facility at INL targeting first criticality in 2026

Aalo Signs Fuel Contract With GNF, Selects Baker Hughes Turbine For Aalo-X Pilot Reactor
An artist's rendering of an Aalo-X nuclear plant. Image courtesy Aalo Atomics.

Texas-based advanced reactor developer Aalo Atomics has signed a contract with Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) to fabricate fuel rods for its Aalo-X experimental reactor, the company said.

Under the agreement, GNF will supply fabricated uranium dioxide (UO₂) fuel rods made from low-enriched uranium for the reactor. Delivery is expected in early 2026, a statement said.

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