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NX Atomics Partners with Sciaky to Bring EBAM Technology to Nuclear Component Manufacturing
2026-06-04
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U.S. small modular reactor startup NX Atomics has partnered with industrial-scale metal additive manufacturing company Sciaky to apply Sciaky's electron beam additive manufacturing (EBAM) process in the production of components for NX Atomics' small modular reactor platform. Sciaky's EBAM technology uses a high-energy electron beam in a vacuum chamber to rapidly melt metal wire (e.g., titanium alloys, nickel-based alloys) and build metal parts layer by layer, with deposition rates typically ranging from 7 to 20 pounds per hour and the ability to produce large metal parts exceeding 6 meters in length. The partnership aims to replace traditional long-cycle manufacturing methods such as casting and forging with industrial 3D printing, reducing lead times from years to months. NX Atomics' fifth-generation VELA reactor is positioned to provide baseload electricity and high-temperature process heat to AI data centers and heavy industrial facilities.
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NX Atomics与Sciaky合作，将EBAM技术引入核能部件制造
美国小型模块化反应堆初创公司NX Atomics与工业级金属增材制造企业Sciaky建立合作伙伴关系，将Sciaky的电子束增材制造工艺应用于NX Atomics的小型模块化反应堆平台组件生产。Sciaky的EBAM技术可在真空室中以高能电子束快速熔化钛合金、镍基合金等金属丝材，逐层堆叠出金属部件，沉积速度通常为7-20磅/小时，可生产超过6米长的大型金属部件。该合作旨在以工业3D打印替代传统铸造、锻造等长周期制造方法，将交付周期从数年缩短至数月。NX Atomics开发的第五代VELA反应堆定位于向AI数据中心和重工业设施提供基荷电力和高温工艺热。