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A new report by US Idaho National Laboratory (INL) sees a high market potential for microreactors in US states with energy-intensive industries, nuclear-friendly laws and widespread social acceptance. The 164-page “Microreactor Applications in US Markets” looks at state-level legal, regulatory, economic and technology implications for microreactor applications in US markets.

Date: Friday, 26 May 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsinl-sees-market-for-microreactors-in-some-us-states-10884680

US-based Oklo and the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (SODI) have signed an agreement for land to host two more of Oklo’s Aurora design fast neutron microreactors. Oklo received a site permit in December 2019 from the US Department of Energy to build its first Aurora facility at Idaho National Laboratory (INL).

Date: Thursday, 25 May 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newstwo-more-sites-agreed-for-oklo-mmr-10878676

The Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at the US Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is now fully operational, according to the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Environmental Management (EM) Office. It is now treating sodium-bearing waste entirely, which is the next step in removing remaining liquid radioactive waste from nearby Cold War-era underground tanks and closing them to protect the environment.

Date: Thursday, 25 May 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsradioactive-liquid-waste-processing-fully-operational-at-idaho-national-lab-10881354

An electric-powered prototype of one of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Marvel microreactors has been installed at a manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania and is gearing up for testing. The non-nuclear prototype, which is a full-scale replica of microreactor, stands 12 feet tall and weighs 2,000 pounds. The installation was completed by Creative Engineers Inc (CEI).

Date: Thursday, 25 May 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-does-marvel-microreactor-prototype-prepares-for-testing-10881408

More than a dozen Japanese companies have invested a combined total of about USD80 million in the UK-based Core Power, which is helping develop a floating molten salt reactor (MSR) nuclear power plant and other maritime applications, according to Nikkei Asia.

Date: Thursday, 25 May 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Japanese-firms-invest-in-Core-s-floating-nuclear-p

There is high market potential for microreactors in US states with energy-intensive industries, nuclear-friendly laws and widespread social acceptance, according to a new report by Idaho National Laboratory (INL) examining opportunities and barriers for microreactors.

Date: Thursday, 25 May 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/INL-sees-market-for-microreactors-in-some-US-state

Oklo and the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (SODI) have signed an agreement for land to host two of its advanced reactor plants in Southern Ohio.

Date: Friday, 19 May 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Oklo-plans-two-plants-in-Southern-Ohio

South Korea's Doosan Enerbility has begun forging the first module that will be deployed as part of a NuScale VOYGR-6 small modular reactor (SMR) power plant for the Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) in the USA. "The first pours of molten steel represent a significant breakthrough into the manufacturing phase for NuScale, Doosan and the SMR industry," NuScale said on its Facebook page.

Date: Thursday, 11 May 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsdoosan-begins-forging-components-for-nuscale-smr-10836039

US-based Westinghouse has launched its AP300 small modular reactor (SMR), a 300 MWe single-loop pressurised water reactor, which is a scaled-down version of its AP1000. Westinghouse claims it is the only SMR “truly based on an Nth-of-a-kind operating plant” and describes it as a “game-changer”.

Date: Thursday, 11 May 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-launches-ap300-small-modular-reactor-10836205