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In a first for the USA, the country's nuclear regulator has approved an increase in the burnup limit for Westinghouse's Encore accident tolerant fuel design, paving the way for longer and more economic fuel cycles.

Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse-fuel-in-US-licensing-first

California-based liquid metal fast reactor developer Oklo Inc has signed a preferred supplier agreement with steam turbine and generator technology supplier Siemens Energy for the power conversion system of its Aurora 'powerhouse'.

Date: Thursday, 15 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Oklo-selects-Siemens-Energy-to-supply-conventional

Westinghouse has produced the first of its nuclear fuel pellets that contain higher enrichment levels than what is currently used in commercial reactors. The Low Enriched Uranium Plus (LEU+) Advanced Doped Pellet Technology (ADOPT) fuel pellets are aimed at boosting both the performance and safety of nuclear power plants.

Date: Saturday, 10 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse-starts-production-of-ADOPT-fuel-pelle

Kairos Power has announced the start of site work and excavation for the Hermes Low-Power Demonstration Reactor, the first non-light-water reactor to be permitted in the USA in over 50 years.

Date: Wednesday, 31 July 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Work-begins-on-first-US-Gen-IV-reactor

General Atomics has manufactured the first batch of full-length SiGA silicon carbide composite tubes designed for pressurised water reactors. The company is developing nuclear fuel rods that can withstand higher temperatures than materials currently used.

Date: Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/GA-progresses-with-silicon-carbide-fuel-cladding-d

California-based liquid metal fast reactor developer Oklo Inc, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory, has successfully completed the first end-to-end demonstration of the key stages of its advanced fuel recycling process.

Date: Friday, 19 July 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Oklo-demonstrates-fuel-recycling-process

Aalo Atomics has submitted a pre-application regulatory engagement plan (REP) with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its Aalo-1 microreactor, detailing the planned pre-licensing application interactions with the regulator.

Date: Thursday, 11 July 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Aalo-prepares-for-US-licensing-of-microreactor

Microreactor startup Radiant Industries has announced that the US Department of Energy has reviewed and approved the Safety Design Strategy for its Kaleidos microreactor in the National Reactor Innovation Center's Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) test bed at Idaho National Laboratory.

Date: Saturday, 08 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-microreactor-clears-initial-stage-of-pre-testin