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X-energy
Type: Advanced nuclear reactor developer Focus: Pebble bed high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) Key Technology: Xe-100 reactor design
Overview
X-energy develops the Xe-100, a pebble bed HTGR that uses pressurized helium as heat transfer fluid. The design operates at 200 MWt / ~80 MWe per unit.
Technical Approach
The Xe-100 uses pressurized helium that "remains chemically inert and single-phase at operating temperatures, enabling efficient heat transfer without phase change or material degradation." Hot helium exits the reactor and transfers heat through a steam generator into a separate water loop. Unlike sodium-cooled or salt-cooled intermediate-circuit reactors, the Xe-100 has no salt in primary or secondary circuits and no connection to CSP thermal storage technology.
Timeline
- 2026-04-27 — Technical documentation confirms helium-based thermal approach with no CSP salt integration
Sources
- X-energy Xe-100 technical documentation (https://x-energy.com/reactors/xe-100)