What Curio Solutions does

Curio Solutions (legal entity Curio Legacy Ventures, Inc.) is a U.S. nuclear technology company founded in 2020 that is commercializing a closed nuclear fuel cycle through its proprietary NuCycle process. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. at 1425 K Street NW, Suite 210, the company operates with 1-10 employees and focuses on recycling transuranic isotopes from spent nuclear fuel to produce proliferation-hardened reactor fuel (TRUfuel) suitable for next-generation reactor designs, including molten salt reactor configurations. NuCycle has been demonstrated at lab scale, and the company positions itself to address the approximately 850 metric tons of transuranic isotopes accumulating annually in U.S. spent nuclear fuel, which it estimates as equivalent to 1% of global natural gas reserves.

The product portfolio is organized around four service pillars: Fuel Recycling (the NuCycle process), Next-Gen Fuels (TRUfuel and molten salt reactor fuels), Advanced Reactors (1 GWe designs targeting a 90% capacity factor and 7.88 billion kWh of annual generation), and Fleet Support (services to sustain existing nuclear infrastructure). The technology stack is proprietary and trademarked across five registered marks covering both product branding and corporate positioning.

Curio generates revenue through three streams: professional services for nuclear fuel recycling, hardware sales of advanced nuclear fuels, and managed services for fleet support. The company targets three vertical segments — nuclear utilities and fleet operators, data centers and tech companies seeking clean baseload power for AI workloads, and advanced reactor developers — and pursues them via enterprise field sales out of its Washington, D.C. headquarters. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The sole disclosed commercial agreement is a June 2025 MOU with Utilities Service Alliance for fuel recycling and fuel supply to member nuclear reactors. Leadership comprises CEO Ed McGinnis (former DOE principal deputy director), co-founder and COO Yehudah Moskowitz, and founder/chief visionary officer Yechezkel Moskowitz.

Name

Curio Solutions

Legal name

Curio Legacy Ventures, Inc.

Website

https://curio-solutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nuclear Fuel Recycling

akta.pro primary industry

Fuel Cycle Support Services (Engineering, licensing support, conversion/enrichment contracting) (EUAKACAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Advanced & Non‑LWR Fuel Manufacturing (TRISO, metallic fuels, HALEU fuels) (EUAKACAG)

Keywords

• Nuclear fuel recycling
• Closed fuel cycle
• Advanced reactor fuels
• Spent fuel processing
• Nuclear technology services

Headquarters

HQ city

Uniondale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Nuclear Fuel Recycling Services: Commercial fuel recycling services for nuclear utilities to process spent fuel and recover transuranic isotopes for reuse in advanced reactors.
2. Advanced Fuel Sales: Production and sale of TRUfuel and other next-generation nuclear fuels to operators of advanced reactors.
3. Fleet Support: Services to sustain existing nuclear infrastructure, keeping reactors online through resource investment and technical support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Curio Solutions commercializes its proprietary NuCycle closed nuclear fuel cycle technology to process spent nuclear fuel and recover transuranic isotopes, which are used to produce proliferation-hardened TRUfuel for advanced reactors. The company operates across four service pillars — Fuel Recycling, Next-Gen Fuels, Advanced Reactors, and Fleet Support — to address spent nuclear fuel accumulation and supply advanced reactor fuels.

Product overview

Curio Solutions operates as a nuclear technology company commercializing the NuCycle closed fuel cycle system. The product portfolio centers on NuCycle technology for recycling spent nuclear fuel into TRUfuel for advanced reactors, supported by four service pillars: Fuel Recycling, Next-Gen Fuels, Advanced Reactors, and Fleet Support. The company focuses on recovering transuranic isotopes from spent fuel to produce proliferation-hardened reactor fuels for next-generation nuclear power.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NuCycle: Commercial closed fuel cycle program for nuclear fuel recycling
• TRUfuel
• THE SECOND NUCLEAR ERA
• CLOSE THE CYCLE

Products and services

• NuCycle Curio's proprietary closed nuclear fuel cycle technology that processes spent nuclear fuel to recover transuranic isotopes for use in advanced reactor fuel production.
• TRUfuel Proliferation-hardened plutonium-fueled reactor fuel produced from recovered transuranic isotopes, intended for use in advanced reactors to transform nuclear waste into energy.
• Fuel Recycling Services Service for processing spent nuclear fuel to recover transuranic isotopes, commercializing the NuCycle closed fuel cycle technology for nuclear utilities and other stakeholders.
• Next-Gen Fuels Service pillar focused on developing advanced reactor fuels, including TRUfuel and molten salt reactor fuels, for advanced reactor developers.
• Advanced Reactors Service pillar focused on developing 1 GWe advanced reactors, including fast reactor designs that utilize TRUfuel, intended for clean firm power generation for data centers and other large energy consumers.
• Fleet Support Managed service offering to support and sustain existing nuclear infrastructure for nuclear utilities and fleet operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• 850 metric tons of transuranic isotopes can be processed annually from U.S. spent nuclear fuel
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Utilities Service AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Utilities Service Alliance and Curio signed an MOU for nuclear fuel recycling and fuel supply for its members' nuclear reactors. This partnership provides CURIO access to a network of nuclear utilities seeking closed fuel cycle solutions and fuel supply for advanced reactors.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Moltex Energy: Moltex Energy develops stable salt reactors (a molten salt reactor variant) and is pursuing spent fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into reactor fuel. Highly comparable to Curio's NuCycle and molten salt reactor fuel offerings, though UK/Canada focused.
• Oklo: Oklo is a US advanced reactor developer (Aurora microreactor) targeting data center and off-grid power, directly tied to the same data center customer segment Curio addresses. Comparable business model overlap on advanced reactor deployment for AI/data infrastructure power demand.
• Kairos Power: Kairos Power is developing fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactors with TRISO fuel. Comparable to Curio's molten salt reactor fuel offering and shares a similar emerging-stage profile targeting advanced reactor fuel supply.

Direct peers

• Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC): USNC develops Micro Modular Reactor and other advanced reactor designs with proprietary fully ceramic microencapsulated fuel. Comparable to Curio as an advanced reactor developer with proprietary fuel technology, though a different fuel form.
• BWX Technologies (BWXT): BWXT manufactures TRISO and other advanced nuclear fuels for the US Department of Defense and commercial advanced reactors. Comparable to Curio's TRUfuel and molten salt reactor fuel offerings, serving the same advanced reactor developer customer base.
• X-energy: X-energy is a US advanced reactor developer (Xe-100 high-temperature gas reactor) and manufactures TRISO fuel via its TRISO-X subsidiary. Directly comparable to Curio in the advanced reactor fuel space and a potential customer for NuCycle-recycled transuranic feedstock.
• Centrus Energy: Centrus is the only US-licensed HALEU (High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium) producer and operates in the nuclear fuel cycle. Highly comparable to Curio as a US-only nuclear fuel cycle company targeting advanced reactor fuel supply, with longer operating history and NRC-licensed infrastructure.
• Lightbridge Corporation: Lightbridge develops advanced metallic nuclear fuels for existing and next-generation reactors. Comparable to Curio's TRUfuel as a developer of innovative non-LWR fuel designs targeting improved reactor economics and sustainability.

Broad incumbents

• TerraPower: TerraPower is a well-capitalized advanced reactor developer (Natrium) backed by Bill Gates. Comparable to Curio as a US advanced reactor developer needing novel fuel supply, but operates at significantly larger scale and with a broader portfolio.
• Orano: Orano (formerly Areva) is a global nuclear fuel cycle leader with established spent fuel recycling and MOX fuel fabrication at La Hague and Melox. Highly comparable to Curio's NuCycle closed fuel cycle offering, but operates at full commercial scale internationally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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