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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 first full-scale transportable microreactor prototype will be completed and delivered in 2024 for testing at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 10 June 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/BWX-Technologies-selected-to-build-Project-Pele-mi
The US Department of Defence’s (DOD’s) Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) has released a Record of Decision (ROD) for Project Pele, a programme intended to design, build, and demonstrate a mobile microreactor.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 20 April 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-defence-department-to-build-project-pele-mobile-microreactor-9635695
The Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022 would ensure a domestic supply of Haleu for advanced reactors by directing the Department of Energy to prioritise establishing a domestic Haleu enrichment capability and to use enriched uranium held by the DOE and the National Nuclear Security Administration to fuel advanced reactor demonstrations until US commercial enrichment is available.
The bill explicitly excludes uranium sourced or processed by any entity owned or controlled by the governments of Russia and China.
The American Nuclear Society said Russia currently operates the only commercial Haleu enrichment capacity. A mature commercial Haleu infrastructure in the US could serve domestic Haleu needs and also supply US allies with Haleu.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 13 April 2022
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/senator-introduces-bill-to-ensure-domestic-supply-of-haleu-for-advanced-reactors-4-2-2022
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is asking the public for its input on plans to create a new programme to assure the availability of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel - needed for the demonstration and commercial deployment of advanced reactors - in the USA. Meanwhile, Centrus is working with Clean Core Thorium Energy on advanced fuel using HALEU and thorium.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 16 December 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/USA-builds-HALEU-supply-chain
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking proposals from nuclear and space industry leaders to develop innovative technologies for a fission surface power (FSP) system for lunar power applications. It hopes to deploy such a system by 2030.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 23 November 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/NASA-seeks-proposals-for-lunar-reactor