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NRC Endorses Principal Design Criteria for Terrestrial Energy's IMSR

Terrestrial Energy announced that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its Safety Evaluation on the Principal Design Criteria for Integral Molten Salt Reactor Structures, Systems, and Components following the company's submission of its topical report to the agency. The NRC's Safety Evaluation of Terrestrial Energy's IMSR, the first of its kind to be completed for a molten fuel salt reactor designed for commercial use, approved the IMSR's use of temperature as the inherent control mechanism for power control. A topical report allows for NRC review of a safety-related topic and leads to a Safety Evaluation, which can be referenced in a future licensing application. This regulatory approval avoids the need for re-adjudication of important topics of reactor safety and increases the efficiency of the licensing process. Principal Design Criteria of the nuclear reactor are the foundational safety requirements, quality standards, and design requirements of key plant systems, structures and components. These criteria ensure that the reactor is designed to operate safely, effectively, and in manner with nuclear regulations. This topical report has established the criteria for all major IMSR plant systems including the use of IMSR inherent reactivity control of fission power. The IMSR manages the fission process through its inverse relationship with the molten salt temperature, creating a reactor with inherently stable power dynamics.

Terrestrial Energy establishes headquarters in North Carolina

Terrestrial Energy announced the opening of its new corporate headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new office represents a significant milestone in Terrestrial Energy's growth trajectory and affirms the Company's commitment to U.S. nuclear supply chains as a central strategy for the rapid deployment of its Integral Molten Salt Reactor plants across key U.S. industrial sectors. Terrestrial Energy is committed to the delivery of cost-competitive high-temperature, clean, firm thermal and electric energy supply that is essential to power the reshoring of U.S. manufacturing and AI leadership. Terrestrial Energy's U.S.-anchored supply chain, stretching across many U.S. States, mitigates trade uncertainties by reducing reliance on foreign suppliers. From its new North Carolina base of operations, the company is positioned to leverage America's nuclear ecosystem and expert workforce in the nuclear, oil and gas, and heavy industrial sectors for supply of key nuclear components and systems, together with engineering services, for IMSR plant construction and project management in the delivery of commissioned plants. The Company's focus on a domestically-secured supply chain, inclusive of North Carolina supplier partnerships, and its use of Standard-Assay Low Enriched Uranium fuels - as opposed to supply-restricted High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium- is a distinguishing feature of the Terrestrial Energy's strategy to deliver a nuclear energy solution to the U.S. market that is policy-resilient and cost-certain. Terrestrial Energy is sourcing key electric power components, including power transformers and steam turbines, from global energy technology leader Siemens, a long-standing North Carolina employer with eight locations across the state. Siemens and Terrestrial Energy have been engaged on IMSR plant component supply since 2021.