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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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit 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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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: 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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