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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has received a shipment of used next-generation light water reactor LWR) fuel from a commercial NPP to support research and testing for the first time in two decades. INL said it had received 25 experimental fuel rods irradiated in the reactor core of a commercial reactor. The fuel rods were developed and manufactured by Westinghouse Electric Company with technical assistance from several US national laboratories, including INL.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsinl-receives-irradiated-next-generation-fuel-for-testing-11473480
The US Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) is marking thirty years of cleanup work at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site to ensure the protection and safety of the underlying Snake River Plain aquifer in compliance with state and federal regulations.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 10 December 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Three-decades-of-cleanup-work-marked-at-US-legacy
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has completed an environmental assessment, issued on 17 January, which determines that there will be no significant impact on the environment from using DOE-owned high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 24 January 2019
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-pushes-ahead-with-haleu-fuel-for-advanced-reactors-6952896