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NANO Nuclear Energy Advances Development of Optimized HALEU Transportation System with Global Nuclear Logistics Leader GNS
Conceptual design milestone achieved for advanced, proprietary HALEU transport package supporting next-generation nuclear reactors New York, N.Y., March 16,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Conceptual design milestone achieved for advanced, proprietary HALEU transport package supporting next-generation nuclear reactors New York, N.Y., March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (“NANO Nuclear” or “the Company”), a leading advanced nuclear micro modular reactor (MMR) and technology company focused on developing clean energy solutions, today announced significant progress in its initiative to develop a proprietary, optimized transportation solution for High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) fuel. The project leverages NANO Nuclear’s exclusively licensed nuclear fuel transportation basket design, developed with the technical support of GNS Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service mbH (GNS), one of the world’s foremost specialists in the treatment, packaging, and transportation of radioactive materials. GNS is globally recognized for its expertise in transport and storage cask design, licensing, and manufacturing, as well as advanced technologies for nuclear waste processing and facility decommissioning. NANO Nuclear is undertaking these efforts through its subsidiary, Advanced Fuel Transportation, Inc., as part of its overall mission to develop commercially focused, vertically integrated capabilities across the nuclear energy supply chain, from parts of the front end fuel cycle, to transportation, to cutting edge microreactors like NANO Nuclear’s KRONOS MMRTM Energy System under development. The progress announced today arises from a September 2024 agreement between NANO Nuclear and GNS to develop the HALEU transportation system solution. Together, the companies are advancing a robust, innovative, and regulatory-compliant HALEU transportation package, designed to support the rapidly growing demand for advanced nuclear fuels needed for next-generation reactor technologies. Figure 1 – Rendering of NANO Nuclear’s Basket and Cask Nuclear Fuel Transportation System Being Developed in Collaboration with GNS Supporting the Emerging HALEU Fuel Economy The HALEU transportation package currently under development is designed to support the transport of multiple advanced nuclear fuel types, including: Uranium oxide fuelsTRISO particle fuelsUranium-zirconium hydride fuelsUranium mononitride fuelsMolten salt reactor fuels This broad compatibility ensures that the transportation system can serve the diverse f...