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Exclusive: Why Oklo’s Demonstration of HALEU Could Be Groundbreaking for New Nuclear

February 20, 2020 admin aurora reactor, Business, DOE, downblending, eletrometallurgical process, enriched uranium, Fuel, haleu, heu, inl, Markets, micro-reactor, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, oklo, Research and Development, supply chains, Technology, uranium enrichment, Yucca Mountain

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:06:59 +0000

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In an exclusive interview, executives from Silicon Valley–based Oklo, a company Idaho National Laboratory (INL) chose this week to demonstrate the first-of-its-kind use of recycled high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel in its full-size Aurora micro-reactor, told POWER that the project could have broad implications for the future of nuclear power. Marking a significant boost for […]

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Oklo Microreactor Is INL’s Pick for First-of-a Kind HALEU-Fueled Nuclear Demonstration

February 19, 2020 admin advanced reactors, batelle, Business, DOE, downblending, haleu, inl, Markets, micro-reactor, nei, news, NRC, Nuclear, oklo, Research and Development, Technology, u-235

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:51:24 +0000

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Oklo, developer of a 1.5-MW passive compact fast reactor, will be the first to receive high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) nuclear fuel from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to aid a first-of-its-kind demonstration of its Aurora microreactor, which could begin in 2024. Marking a significant boost for advanced nuclear innovation, which industry experts are banking on to […]

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Bagging DOE Support, Westinghouse Eyes Demonstration for Nuclear Micro-reactor by 2022

March 28, 2019 admin Department of Energy, DOE, finance, haleu, high-assay low-enriched uranium, holtec international, Markets, micro-reactor, news, Nuclear, NuScale, Research and Development, Small Modular Reactor, smr, supply chains, Westinghouse, x-energy

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:04:53 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) is funding a project that would prepare Westinghouse’s 25-MWe eVinci micro-reactor for nuclear demonstration readiness by 2022. The agency on March 27 said it will provide $12.9 million of the estimated $28.6 million Westinghouse needs for a project to prepare the micro-reactor for a demonstration, including for design, analysis, licensing […]

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