Fact orig-038
newcompany claimconfirmed QA plan covers a 'Valarin' TRISO fuel fabrication facility at the Utah lab, based on German HOBEG methods
Valar's QA Program Description (October 2025; status 'Approved', and Valar's post says DOE approved it) covers not just the Ward 250 reactor but a 'Valarin Fuel Fabrication Facility' at the Utah San Rafael Energy Research Center; together they are called the Valar Atomics San Rafael (VASR) Facility. It says the fuel lab will make TRISO particles in graphite compacts using German HOBEG technology with modern improvements. This matches Valar's stated aim to make its own fuel beside its reactors (orig-014) and its fuel-line pilot selection (orig-032). Whether the fuel lab has been built or authorized is not stated in the sources read; see plans_ops.json.
In plain termsValar's quality plan covers not only the reactor but a small plant at the same lab to make its own coated-bead fuel, using methods first developed in Germany. No DOE approval to run that fuel line has been made public (safe-031).
- Ward250 San Rafael Facility Quality Assurance Program Description (Document 100474, Rev. 02) (Valar Atomics, 2025-10) primary filing “leveraging proven German HOBEG technology with modern process improvements”