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Nuclear Power, Electrification, and Carbon-Free Fuel Are Key to INL Achieving Net-Zero by 2031

August 23, 2023 admin carbon-free, climate change, Electric vehicles, electrification, emissions, Environmental, fuel cells, full coverage, hydrogen, idaho national laboratory, inl, net-zero, news, Nuclear, power podcasts, Research and Development, sustainability

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 22:19:02 +0000

In 2021, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Director John Wagner set a lofty goal for the lab to achieve net-zero carbon emissions within 10 years. An uninformed observer might think that […]

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Two Big Nuclear Regulatory Milestones for Idaho NuScale SMR Project

August 3, 2023 admin Business, cfpp, first-of-a-kind, idaho, inl, Legal & Regulatory, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear regulation, NuScale, smr, uamps

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:13:06 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on July 31 accepted a standard design approval (SDA) application for NuScale Power’s VOYGR-6, a plant design that will be featured in the 462-MWe Carbon-Free […]

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DOE: MARVEL Microreactor Prototype Installed, Gearing Up for Testing

May 25, 2023 admin DOE, engineering, inl, marvel, microreactor, news, Nuclear, prototype, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 18:21:22 +0000

A full-scale electrically heated prototype of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 100-kWth MARVEL nuclear microreactor has been successfully installed at a facility in New Freedom, Pennsylvania, and is readying for […]

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Searching for Advanced Nuclear Power Technology? Look to Idaho

May 2, 2023 admin engineering, idaho national laboratory, inl, marvel, microreactor, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Plant Design, power, r&d, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:17:50 +0000

It might surprise many people to learn that nearly every operating reactor in the world has technological roots in Idaho. The fact is, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), which was known as the National

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Novel UAMPS-NuScale SMR Nuclear Project Gains Participant Approval to Proceed to Next Phase

March 3, 2023 admin advanced nuclear, Business, carbon-free power project, cfpp, costs, full coverage, idaho, inl, news, Nuclear, NuScale, schedule, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 20:11:16 +0000

Despite a steep hike in the project cost estimate for the proposed 462-MWe Carbon-Free Power Project (CFPP), 26 of 27 public power entities have voted to continue development of the first-of-its-kind six-module NuScale Power VOYGR-6 small modular nuclear (SMR) plant. The 26 project participants—subscribers who could eventually offtake portions of the project’s power—lodged financial commitments […]

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Cyber Resilience for Wind Power Installations

February 28, 2023 admin Cybersecurity, full coverage, idaho national lab, inl, news, offshore wind, power, Renewables, sandia national labs, Wind, wind power, wind turbine

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:09:47 +0000

A tailored approach to evaluating and implementing benefit-based cybersecurity technologies for wind power plants. Recent research and development (R&D) have provided insights into cybersecurity strategies and business cases for cybersecurity investments. These findings will help renewable sector entities tailor an approach to evaluating and implementing cybersecurity technologies for wind power plants. A Cyber Resilient Reference […]

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How NRIC Is Helping Advance Technology for the Nuclear Power Industry

November 17, 2022 admin advanced reactor, engineering, full coverage, inl, national labs, national reactor innovation center, news, nric, Nuclear, power, Research and Development

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:44:34 +0000

The National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) is a national Department of Energy (DOE) program led by the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) that allows collaborators to harness the world-class capabilities of the U.S. National Laboratory System. NRIC supports the construction and demonstration of advanced reactor systems through a suite of services and capabilities. “Our vision is […]

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You’ve Heard of Offshore Wind; Now, Offshore Nuclear Is a Thing

September 1, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, core power, DOE, engineering, floating nuclear, full coverage, inl, International, mit energy initiative, news, Nuclear, offshore nuclear, Plant Design, power, Research and Development, terrapower

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:15:43 +0000

CORE POWER announced that it and its partners, the MIT Energy Initiative and the Idaho National Laboratory, were granted funding by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) for a three-year study into the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the U.S. “It is an important step forward for […]

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NASA Picks Three Nuclear Power Concepts for Demonstration on the Moon

June 23, 2022 admin battelle, Business, engineering, fission, fission surface power, full coverage, inl, lunar power, microreactor, nasa, news, Nuclear, Research and Development, space power, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:38:28 +0000

Three teams comprising some of the most prominent engineering and technology firms in the U.S. will provide initial designs for a fission surface power (FSP) system as part of a federal project to demonstrate a 40-kW nuclear reactor for power applications on the moon. NASA and Battelle Energy Alliance—the contracted entity that manages and operates […]

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DOE’s Decision to Build Versatile Test Reactor Coming Soon

May 18, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, Business, DOE, fast neutron, full coverage, inl, Legislative, microreactor, news, Nuclear, ornl, Research and Development, Technology, vtr

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 17:53:50 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) is poised to decide whether it will build the 300-MWth Versatile Test Reactor (VTR), a fast neutron national user facility that could provide the nuclear industry with a much-needed high-performance testing capability for advanced reactors and existing commercial reactors. The DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) on May 13 released […]

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