Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:44:37 +0000
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Abilene Christian University (ACU) a construction permit to build its Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) facility on the university’s campus in Texas. The […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:42:15 +0000
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a construction permit for Kairos Power’s 35-MWth Hermes molten salt “non-power” demonstration reactor, which the firm has proposed to build at the East Tennessee […]
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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: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:31:27 +0000
There are many reasons to be optimistic about the prospects for nuclear energy. As a carbon-free energy source, it is a great option for power generation in a world trying […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Stefano Mori, PhD| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:08:37 +0000
Corrosion is a constant battle for infrastructure of all kinds—the natural response of materials like metals to their environment, causing damage to everything from turbines to oil pipelines and vehicles. […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 14:13:25 +0000
The UK will back a “digital twin” of future multi-vector energy systems, including non-electric ones, that will support the country’s efforts to meet its 2050 net-zero objectives. The UK’s effort […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 04 May 2023 14:40:30 +0000
New technology is regularly being developed and enhanced to improve power delivery and incorporate more renewable energy into systems. ABB Energy Industries is among the companies investing in solutions to […]
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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:16:00 +0000
I haven’t always believed carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology would play a big role in the energy transition. While I knew the technology was sound and has been used at
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:13:00 +0000
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Aug. 2 gave Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP) the green light to commission the experimental 2-MWth thorium-based molten salt reactor (TMSR-LF1) at
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