Standard Nuclear raises $140M in Series A funding. Standard Nuclear, an Oak Ridge, TN-based reactor-agnostic producer of TRISO nuclear fuel, raised $140M in Series A funding. The round was led by Decisive Point with participation from new investors Chevron Technology Ventures, StepStone Group, XTX Ventures, and existing investors Welara, Fundomo, Andreessen Horowitz, Washington Harbour Partners, Crucible Capital, and many others. The company intends to use the funds to expand annual TRISO production to over two metric tons across multiple, strategically located sites by mid-2026. Led by CEO Kurt Terrani, Standard Nuclear is focused on the large-scale production of advanced nuclear fuel and radioisotope power systems. It is the nation's only independent manufacturer of TRISO fuel, which is essential to advanced nuclear reactors for both terrestrial and space applications. The company offers a reactor-agnostic supply of advanced fuels to the new nuclear industry and delivers dependable radioisotope power solutions to the space and defense sectors.

Standard Nuclear has emerged from stealth mode with $42 million in funding to enhance the production of TRISO nuclear fuel for advanced reactors. This development aims to secure the domestic advanced nuclear fuel supply chain.