Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:40:57 +0000
Microreactors are a class of very small modular reactors targeted for non-conventional nuclear markets. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) supports a variety of advanced reactor designs, including gas, liquid-metal, […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:36:44 +0000
Groundbreaking has kicked off at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), where Project Pele—the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) full-scale transportable microreactor prototype—will be placed for testing in 2026. When operational, the reactor […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:33:02 +0000
Municipal power utility Idaho Falls Power (IFP) has announced it is negotiating a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Aalo Atomics, a 2022-founded nuclear engineering firm inspired by Idaho National Laboratory […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:31:00 +0000
Construction of Hermes, Kairos Power’s 35-MWth iterative non-power demonstration molten salt nuclear reactor, has officially kicked off in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The effort marks another major step for the burgeoning advanced […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:08:05 +0000
Engineering giant Burns & McDonnell has entered into an agreement with nuclear technology specialist BWXT Technologies to advance the design and development of the BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor (BANR). The […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:24:32 +0000
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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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:12:01 +0000
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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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:16:00 +0000
There are many reasons for the nuclear power industry to feel optimistic about the future. For example, the entry of Vogtle Unit 3 into commercial operation on July 31 was a significant milestone and one worth
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Read moreCredit 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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