{"id":1566,"date":"2026-04-09T09:25:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/?p=1566"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:25:58","slug":"inside-the-design-and-construction-of-the-future-of-nuclear-energy-with-last-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2026\/04\/09\/inside-the-design-and-construction-of-the-future-of-nuclear-energy-with-last-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the design and construction of the future of nuclear energy with Last Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.org\/portfolio\/last-energy\">Last Energy<\/a>\u2019s 20-megawatt modular nuclear power plants can be delivered faster than traditional nuclear projects, making clean, baseload energy more accessible for hard-to-abate heavy industries including data centers, AI, industrial, and defense infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 Autodesk University (AU) Expo showcased Last Energy\u2019s solution to the energy crisis: micro-modular nuclear reactors and the digital workflows and engineering behind successful product development and deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clean Energy Future with Last Energy\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pHqeCalh238?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"aspect-ratio:422 \/ 750;width:100%;height:auto;\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A modular approach to nuclear systems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Energy\u2019s nuclear units are designed to be manufactured and deployed as modular systems. Instead of large, custom-built plants, the company focuses on components that can be produced at scale and assembled on site, simplifying construction and reducing timelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/1Last-Energy_PWR20_Rendering_1920x1080_opt-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Rendering of Last Energy\u2019s PWR-20 power plant (foreground: nuclear island, background: balance of plant)\" class=\"wp-image-1582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/1Last-Energy_PWR20_Rendering_1920x1080_opt-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/1Last-Energy_PWR20_Rendering_1920x1080_opt-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/1Last-Energy_PWR20_Rendering_1920x1080_opt-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/1Last-Energy_PWR20_Rendering_1920x1080_opt-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/1Last-Energy_PWR20_Rendering_1920x1080_opt.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rendering of Last Energy\u2019s PWR-20 power plant (foreground: nuclear island, background: balance of plant). Image courtesy of Last Energy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Precision-engineered nuclear island<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed to house reactor equipment and optimize thermodynamic efficiency, Last Energy\u2019s fully integrated nuclear containment indefinitely seals all radioactive materials from the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AU attendees were brought into the design, fabrication, and assembly of the nuclear island architecture both digitally and physically. Attendees could explore the system in more detail through a digital model in Autodesk Inventor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/NC1L3106_1920x1080_opt-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Last Energy's PowerVault system can be explored in detail through a digital model in Autodesk Inventor. \" class=\"wp-image-1570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/NC1L3106_1920x1080_opt-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/NC1L3106_1920x1080_opt-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/NC1L3106_1920x1080_opt-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/NC1L3106_1920x1080_opt-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/NC1L3106_1920x1080_opt.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image courtesy of Last Energy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prototyping and fabrication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to any physical prototyping, concept modeling and feasibility tests are conducted using Autodesk tools: Autodesk Inventor, Inventor Nesting, Fusion, and AutoCAD.<br><br>After validating lab-scale concepts, Last Energy contracts manufacturers from the oil and gas sector to fabricate full-scale prototypes. This agile, cross-industry approach underpins Last Energy\u2019s manufacturing efficiency and enables scalability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nuclear island assembly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The containment structure consists of precision laser cut steel plates, assembled in a single, integrated structure that houses the reactor and primary systems. Each sub-assembly has been carefully designed using Autodesk Inventor to fit various equipment, piping, and instrumentation within the ring\u2019s open cavities. The subassemblies then stack in a specific order based on the location of the equipment within the nuclear island. The physical scale of the containment system came to life in the AU exhibit through a prototype full-scale 12-foot containment subassembly weighing more than 10 tons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/NC2_9978_1920x1080_opt-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Last Energy\u2019s containment structure the PowerVault indefinitely seals all radioactive materials from the environment.\" class=\"wp-image-1572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/NC2_9978_1920x1080_opt-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/NC2_9978_1920x1080_opt-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/NC2_9978_1920x1080_opt-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/NC2_9978_1920x1080_opt-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/NC2_9978_1920x1080_opt.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Full scale nuclear island sub-assembly exhibited at Autodesk University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Olivia_Columbus_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Olivia Columbus, Chief of Staff, Last Energy\" class=\"wp-image-1573 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Olivia_Columbus_400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Olivia_Columbus_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Olivia_Columbus_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Olivia_Columbus_400x400-345x345.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\">\u201cIntegrating the Autodesk tools has allowed us to scale workflows and accelerate our ability to provide clean, sustainable and abundant energy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">&#8211; <em>Olivia Columbus, Chief of Staff, <\/em>Last Energy<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design and engineering workflows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Energy integrates Autodesk tools into all its engineering and design workflows to accelerate its modular and prefab deployment model. Organization-wide use of Autodesk tools allows for easy adaptation of prefab and modular designs to meet municipal requirements and communicate across the team. This digital approach supports faster iteration and helps coordinate work across mechanical, structural, and systems engineering disciplines. 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