The expansion brings the total site footprint to over approximately 180 acres, supporting ongoing construction of a world-class TRISO-X fuel campus that advances East Tennessee’s position at the center of American innovation in advanced nuclear fuels.

The acquisition was formally announced at a meeting of the Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board. Comprising two separate tracks totaling approximately 70 acres, the purchase increases TRISO-X's footprint at the Horizon Center Industrial Park from 125 to more than approximately 180 acres, providing opportunities for additional space for utility corridors, equipment staging, fuel storage, and long-term expansion capacity.

As TRISO-X advances vertical construction of its first facility ("TX-1"), the expansion further positions East Tennessee at the center of American nuclear fuel innovation. Substantive collaboration between state, local, and federal authorities has played a foundational role, supporting economic development and job creation in Roane and Anderson counties, the State of Tennessee’s nuclear ecosystem, and a direct national security imperative established by the Trump Administration to rebuild the domestic nuclear fuel cycle.