# ORNL printed composite nuclear formwork wins CAMX award

> Oak Ridge National Laboratory reported on October 14 that its work on 3D-printed composite formwork for nuclear construction won the CAMX Combined Strength award. The lab said reusable forms were designed, printed and delivered in about two weeks, compared with six months for steel forms.

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Those figures describe formwork supply times, not the reactor’s total construction schedule. The full-scale demonstration at Kairos Power’s Oak Ridge campus forms part of work connected with the Hermes low-power demonstration reactor under construction. Use of the forms in portions of Hermes is planned.

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| 2026-10-14 | ORNL printed composite nuclear formwork wins CAMX award | Oak Ridge National Laboratory reported on October 14 that its work on 3D-printed composite formwork for nuclear construction won the CAMX Combined Strength award. The lab said reusable forms were designed, printed and delivered in about two weeks, compared with six months for steel forms. | occurred |

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- [Oak Ridge National Laboratory](<https://www.ornl.gov/news/3d-printed-forms-speed-nuclear-construction-earn-camx-award/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-14)

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