模組化軍用反應堆
Antares 發佈 Mark-0 小型模組化反應堆
Antares Nuclear 完成 4.7 億美元的 C 輪融資，由 Paradigm 及 Caffeinated Capital 領投，用以推進其為美國軍事設施研發的小型模組化反應堆。此輪融資包括 3.7 億美元股權融資及 1 億美元債務融資，令 Antares 累計融資總額達 6.04 億美元。公司正研發使用 TRISO 燃料、發電容量介乎 100 千瓦至 1 兆瓦的反應堆。
Antares 的 Mark-0 示範反應堆，已於 6 月 4 日在愛達荷國家實驗室達到臨界狀態。公司亦是五角大樓「軍事設施先進核能」（Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations）計劃的三個入圍者之一，此計劃將於科羅拉多州及蒙大拿州的空軍基地測試小型模組化反應堆。Antares 目標於明年令首座反應堆投產發電，並計劃於 2028 年展開軍事部署。
Antares 此輪融資，反映投資者對軍事設施可能為先進核能技術提供早期商業化路徑，展現出日益增長的信心，儘管更廣泛的 SMR 製造及成本挑戰仍未解決。
英文原文
Antares Nuclear has raised $470 million in Series C funding, led by Paradigm and Caffeinated Capital, to advance its small modular reactors for U.S. military installations. The round included $370 million in equity and $100 million in debt, bringing Antares' total funding to $604 million. The company is developing reactors designed to generate between 100 kilowatts and 1 megawatt of electricity using TRISO fuel.
Antares' Mark-0 demonstration reactor reached criticality on June 4 at Idaho National Laboratory. The company is also one of three finalists in the Pentagon's Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations program, which will test small modular reactors at Air Force bases in Colorado and Montana. Antares aims to bring its first electricity-producing reactor online next year, with military deployments planned for 2028.
Antares' funding signals growing investor confidence that military installations could provide an early commercialization pathway for advanced nuclear technologies while broader SMR manufacturing and cost challenges remain unresolved.
- 來源
- Trend Hunter
- 發布
- 2026-08-07
- 品類
- Inventions
- 出處
- techcrunch, antaresindustries