Frequently Asked Questions
What does FANCO mean by a customer-centric approach?
FANCO begins with the customer’s power demand, operating requirements, site conditions and schedule. We then develop the generation configuration, delivery plan and commercial structure around those needs.
That may involve standalone Bridge Power, Dynamic Power integrated with other heat sources, or planning for future EAGL-1 nuclear generation. Our goal is a complete, practical power solution supported by early coordination with utilities and other project participants.
How does FANCO work with utilities and commercial power customers?
FANCO works with customers and utilities early to evaluate power requirements, interconnection, reliability and operating arrangements. Depending on the project, commercial structures may include utility ownership, long-term power purchase agreements or generation serving a customer directly.
Standalone generation does not necessarily mean off-grid. Any proposed grid connection or export arrangement depends on technical studies, available capacity, approvals and commercial agreements.
What is the difference between Bridge Power and Dynamic Power?
Bridge Power is a standalone generation project, initially using dedicated boilers to supply steam to a conventional turbine-generator.
Dynamic Power integrates compatible heat from other sources, such as gas turbine exhaust, engine exhaust or industrial processes, with steam-generation and power-conversion equipment to produce additional electricity. Where suitable, projects can also supply useful heat.
Both approaches are configured around customer needs, site conditions and long-term utility coordination.
Does a FANCO project have to include nuclear generation?
No. FANCO can develop conventional or integrated generation solutions around a customer’s needs without requiring a commitment to nuclear generation.
For suitable projects, planning can consider future EAGL-1 integration, including space, equipment interfaces and potential reuse of compatible infrastructure. That pathway depends on project-specific engineering, licensing and commercial requirements.
Does Dynamic Power require an existing generation facility?
No. Dynamic Power can be evaluated alongside existing or planned gas turbines, reciprocating engines and other compatible heat sources.
The configuration depends on the amount, temperature and availability of heat, how the source operates, and the customer’s electricity and thermal requirements. FANCO evaluates those factors together to determine whether integration makes technical and commercial sense.
What does FANCO’s turnkey approach include?
FANCO brings together project development, engineering, equipment integration, construction coordination and operations, with project financing where appropriate.
The scope is defined for each project and delivered with qualified partners. The objective is to give customers a coordinated route from their power requirements to an operating energy asset, with clear responsibilities across the delivery process.
Can FANCO help arrange project financing?
Yes. Where appropriate, FANCO can work with financing and development partners to structure capital for a project alongside its technical and commercial plan.
The approach depends on factors such as customer commitments, site readiness, project economics, ownership preferences and risk allocation. Financing terms and availability are established for each project.
What determines how quickly a project can deliver power?
Delivery timing depends on the required capacity and configuration, site readiness, fuel and water availability, permitting, equipment availability, construction requirements, utility coordination and financing.
FANCO evaluates these dependencies early to develop a project-specific schedule and identify opportunities for phased delivery. Conventional generation and future nuclear integration have distinct development and approval requirements.
When and where will the first EAGL-1 reactor or FANCO Energy Park be deployed?
FANCO is evaluating multiple potential deployment opportunities and is advancing commercial, site, engineering, financing, and regulatory work in parallel. FANCO will announce a first project when the applicable customer, site, commercial, and disclosure requirements permit.
How many FANCO Energy Parks do you have planned?
We’re focused on finalizing our first project. That said, EAGL-1 and the FANCO Deployment System are designed to be both modular and replicable, so we look forward to a future with multiple projects.
What kind of reactor is EAGL-1?
EAGL-1 is a 240 MWe liquid-metal fast-spectrum small modular reactor that uses lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) as its primary coolant. FANCO selected LBE because it operates at low pressure, has a high boiling point, is nonflammable, and has strong heat-transfer characteristics. Those properties support a simpler plant architecture and are central to FANCO’s approach to safety, manufacturability, and project economics.
How is FANCO designed to improve project economics?
EAGL-1 is being developed around a low-pressure primary system, simplified plant architecture, extensive factory fabrication, repeatable modules, and the use of established industrial materials and supply chains where practical. FANCO’s objective is to reduce system complexity and shift work from bespoke onsite construction into controlled manufacturing environments. Actual project cost will depend on final design, licensing, site conditions, financing, supply-chain execution, and construction.
How is safety incorporated into the EAGL-1 design?
EAGL-1’s safety approach combines inherent physical characteristics with engineered systems. The reactor’s low-pressure primary system, LBE’s high boiling point and nonflammable behavior, and the thermal characteristics of the system support passive responses under a range of conditions. These features work alongside engineered monitoring, shutdown, and decay-heat-removal systems. The final safety case will be established through detailed analysis, testing, quality assurance, and NRC licensing review.
What type of fuel does EAGL-1 use?
EAGL-1’s initial commercial configuration is being developed around uranium-oxide (UO2) fuel enriched to HALEU levels. UO2 is a well-established fuel form, while HALEU supply, qualification, fabrication, and licensing remain active industry and FANCO workstreams. EAGL-1’s fast-spectrum architecture is also being designed to preserve future options for other qualified fuel types, including MOX, recycled uranium, and transuranic-bearing fuels. Those future configurations would require separate testing, qualification, safety analysis, safeguards, facilities, and regulatory approval.
How will FANCO deal with waste?
Initial EAGL-1 deployments are not dependent on fuel recycling and would manage used fuel under the applicable U.S. regulatory framework. Over the longer term, fast-spectrum reactors can support fuel-recycling strategies that recover additional energy from used nuclear material and may reduce the volume and long-term radiotoxicity of material requiring disposal. Any FANCO recycling approach would require dedicated facilities, safeguards, fuel qualification, safety analysis, and regulatory approvals. FANCO will describe specific waste and recycling performance metrics only when the applicable fuel-cycle configuration and supporting technical basis are defined.
Where is FANCO in the NRC licensing process?
As of February 2026, FANCO is in pre-application engagement with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and has submitted a Regulatory Engagement Plan outlining planned interactions on major licensing topics. FANCO continues to work on a regular basis with the NRC to delivery Licensing Topical Reports and White Papers related to EAGL-1 and related deployment systems.
In parallel, BRIDGE POWER is intended to allow a project to pursue conventional generation while EAGL-1 engineering and licensing advance. Nuclear operation would remain subject to all required NRC reviews, licenses, construction, commissioning, and operating authorization.
Does EAGL-1 require a dedicated prototype reactor before commercial deployment?
FANCO’s development program uses analysis, component and materials testing, relevant historical reactor data, and planned qualification activities to support the EAGL-1 safety and licensing case. Research and test reactors can provide valuable irradiation and experimental data, but they are not necessarily full prototypes of a commercial power reactor. The testing required for EAGL-1 will be defined by the final design, qualification program, and NRC licensing process.