Super Critical Technologies commercializes a patented process that extracts uranium and up to 50 DOE‑listed critical elements from seawater using chemically selective adsorbents. The modular, rapid‑deployment units produce standard U₃O₈ feedstock at a scale comparable to current U.S. domestic output, providing nuclear plant operators and strategic material agencies with a domestic, low‑impact source of fuel and critical metals.
Funding
$335K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
U.S. nuclear reactors and critical‑material industries depend on imported uranium and other strategic metals, creating supply‑chain vulnerabilities and limiting the ability to expand domestic nuclear capacity.
Solution
Super Critical Technologies commercializes a patented process, originally developed in U.S. government laboratories, that extracts uranium and up to 50 other critical elements directly from seawater. The method leverages chemically selective adsorbents to capture dissolved metals at scale, providing a domestic source of nuclear fuel that can be deployed faster than traditional land‑based mining projects. Extracted material is processed into standard U₃O₈ feedstock, enabling immediate integration with existing fuel‑fabrication infrastructure. By sourcing metals from the ocean, the technology reduces reliance on foreign suppliers and aligns with U.S. policy goals to quadruple nuclear capacity by 2050.
Target Audience
Primary customers are U.S. nuclear power plant operators, government agencies responsible for strategic material security, and industrial firms that require reliable supplies of critical metals.
Features
- Patented seawater extraction chemistry capable of harvesting uranium and dozens of DOE‑listed critical elements
- Modular, rapid‑deployment processing units that can be installed near coastal sites without extensive permitting
- Production capacity projected at tens of millions of pounds of U₃O₈ equivalent per year, comparable to current U.S. domestic output
- Low‑energy, low‑footprint operation that avoids the environmental impacts of conventional mining
- Compatibility with existing nuclear fuel‑cycle facilities, delivering standard U₃O₈ product for reactor use