INL Achieves Fabrication of Commercial-Grade Specialized Nuclear Fuel Pellets

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:24:32 +0000

In early 2023, INL researchers fabricated roughly two dozen pellets of uranium dioxide (UO2) high-assay low-enriched uranium at the lab’s Experimental Fuels Facility at the Material and Fuels Complex. “These HALEU uranium dioxide fuel pellets are about the size of a gummy bear, seen here next to an INL business card,” the lab noted. Source: INL

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has fabricated roughly two dozen commercial-grade fuel pellets of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) uranium dioxide (UO2), the Department of Energy (DOE) revealed on Nov. 20. The […]

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Transformative, Next-Gen Grid Control Technologies Get $42M in Federal Funding

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 02:11:32 +0000

On the grid level, interfaces typically consist of modules, which are made up of semiconductor-driven or semiconductor-controlled devices. Source: POWER/Generated with AI ∙ November 21, 2023 at 7:26 PM

The Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated a new “enabling” pathway to achieve and sustain a dramatic transformation of the nation’s evolving grid—through its power electronics fabric, with the realization […]

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DOE Competition Helps College Students Prepare for Cyber Jobs in the Energy Industry

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:53:40 +0000

There is growing demand for cybersecurity professionals all around the world. According to the “2023 Official Cybersecurity Jobs Report,” sponsored by eSentire and released by Cybersecurity Ventures, there will be […]

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The POWER Interview: DOE’s Unique New Advanced Nuclear Reactor Test Beds

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:12:01 +0000

The DOE’s National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) has since 2021 set out to refurbish EBR II (which operated from 1964 – 1994) as a new test bed for higher thermal power reactor projects. The Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) test bed is a demonstration platform that is flexible enough to test four to five advanced reactors. Testing could begin in 2026. Source: DOE

In October, the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) kicked off a ceremony to repurpose the iconic Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) containment structure at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) as a new […]

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Three Key Transmission Links Get $1.3B Boost With Federal Capacity Contracts

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:31:09 +0000

Three interregional transmission lines connecting six U.S. states will receive the first $1.3 billion tranche of $2.5 billion in federal funding designated under the Transmission Facilitation Program (TFP), a revolving […]

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U.S. Deploys $3.5B Boost for Grid Resilience: Major Projects Revealed

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:55:54 +0000

Fifty-eight projects spearheaded by major U.S. power stakeholders will receive up to $3.5 billion in federal funding to improve grid flexibility and boost power system resiliency against extreme weather and […]

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Energy in Transition—Where Are Investors Looking Next?

Credit to Author: Levi Zurbrugg| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 21:16:26 +0000

Renewables are far from the primary power source in the U.S. No longer is the cost of renewable energy, particularly onshore wind and solar, the most substantial hurdle to the […]

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‘Incredible Milestone’ Reached on MARVEL Microreactor Enables Project to Proceed

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2023 04:01:23 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) MARVEL microreactor achieved 90% final design, a key step that will allow the project to move forward with preparation for fabrication and construction. “This […]

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Deloitte Report Details Importance of Energy Storage to U.S. Power Grid

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 04:04:52 +0000

Energy industry analysts have said energy storage will be needed to support the integration of renewable energy into the U.S. power grid, and to provide grid flexibility and reliability. Energy […]

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DOD Advances X-Energy Mobile Nuclear Microreactor as Second Project Pele Design

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:52:44 +0000

The Department of Defense (DOD) has moved to develop a second transportable microreactor under Project Pele, granting X-energy a contract option to develop an enhanced engineering design. The one-year contract […]

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