# newcleo opens a nuclear-fuel engineering and testing center in France > The roughly €10 million FASTER center in Chusclan will develop and test processes and equipment for future MOX production in a non-nuclear environment. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/newcleo-faster-mox-fuel-engineering-center-france-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Energy - Country: France - Published: 2026-10-15T23:48:24+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-15T23:48:24+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-14 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/newcleo-faster-mox-fuel-engineering-center-france-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/newcleo-faster-mox-fuel-engineering-center-france-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/newcleo-faster-mox-fuel-engineering-center-france-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/newcleo-faster-mox-fuel-engineering-center-france-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/newcleo-faster-mox-fuel-engineering-center-france-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/newcleo-faster-mox-fuel-engineering-center-france-2026.md) newcleo said on October 14 that it had opened FASTER, a fuel engineering, testing and training center in Chusclan, France. The company said it invested about €10 million and that seven test facilities were operating at the site. They cover manufacturing stages such as powder dosing, pellet pressing, fuel-pin assembly and quality inspection. FASTER is a non-nuclear environment for testing prototypes and manufacturing processes. It is separate from future MOX fuel plants: the proposed factory in Aube remains in development and licensing, with a construction-license application planned. ## Data ### newcleo opens a nuclear-fuel engineering and testing center in France The roughly €10 million FASTER center in Chusclan will develop and test processes and equipment for future MOX production in a non-nuclear environment. Methodology: This record summarizes the event reported by the cited primary source and distinguishes planned work from completed activity. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-14 | newcleo opens a nuclear-fuel engineering and testing center in France | The roughly €10 million FASTER center in Chusclan will develop and test processes and equipment for future MOX production in a non-nuclear environment. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/newcleo-faster-mox-fuel-engineering-center-france-2026/data/source-event?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/newcleo-faster-mox-fuel-engineering-center-france-2026/data/source-event?lang=en&format=csv) ### Source-reported indicators The roughly €10 million FASTER center in Chusclan will develop and test processes and equipment for future MOX production in a non-nuclear environment. Methodology: The source reports seven operating facilities in FASTER’s non-nuclear test environment. The period is the report day; the count is not commercial MOX production capacity. | label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Operating test facilities at FASTER | 7 | count | 2026-10-14 | observed | exact | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/newcleo-faster-mox-fuel-engineering-center-france-2026/data/reported-observations?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/newcleo-faster-mox-fuel-engineering-center-france-2026/data/reported-observations?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [newcleo investor relations]() (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-14) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)