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TETRA-1 pilot reactor

Terrestrial Energy's TETRA-1 test project under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program pathway.

Texas A&M RELLIS Campus, Texas · Government-reported

Lead company · Terrestrial Energy

Program · Reactor Pilot Program

DOE pilot developmentMedium confidence
Deployment stage3 / 8Development

Deployment trajectory

1Interest
2Preliminary
3Development
4Contractual
5Ready
6Physical
7Operational
8Replication

Latest milestone

DOE identified TETRA-1 and the Texas A&M RELLIS campus in its contractor variance package.

2026-01 · DOE contractor variance package

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Next milestone

Complete DOE authorization, site work, fuel preparation, construction, and critical-test readiness.

Responsible
Terrestrial Energy and DOE Idaho Operations
Key blocker
DOE authorization, fuel-salt preparation, construction, and testing
GenerationGen IV
ScaleTest reactor
Reactor familyMSR
RoleResearch / test
CapacityNot disclosed by DOE
Reporting basisGovernment-reported