Materion to supply advanced materials for MARVEL microreactor project

Materion Corporation has entered into a purchase agreement to supply beryllium and beryllium oxide materials for a nuclear microreactor test bed being developed by Idaho National Laboratory. This test bed will support microreactor development, including the U.S. Department of Energy’s Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation Project, or MARVEL. The purchase agreement will commence in 2023. “With the increasing focus on developing transportable clean energy solutions, Materion is pleased to be part of the MARVEL project that will fast track development and commercialization of microreactors and supporting infrastructure,” said Clive Grannum, president of Materion Performance Materials. “In addition to INL, Materion is working closely with all our nuclear energy customers, both current and prospective, to align our products with the evolving requirements of the industry today and into the future.”