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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
Dr Kathryn Huff, recently appointed the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) assistant secretary for nuclear energy, discussed her priorities for the nuclear sector in a lengthy interview published on DOE’s website.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 15 June 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-assistant-secretary-for-nuclear-energy-discusses-priorities-9772725
This is a "fantastic moment" for the USA to reclaim global nuclear energy leadership and lead in the conversations on energy security and the carbon transition worldwide, says Kathryn Huff, the US Department of Energy’s new assistant secretary for nuclear energy, in a question and answer session for the Office of Nuclear Energy setting out her priorities for the role.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 14 June 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Q-A-The-US-s-new-assistant-secretary-for-nuclear
The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) have announced the completion of a multi-year campaign to repatriate 161kg of highly enriched uranium (HEU) liquid target residue material from Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario, Canada, to the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 19 January 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrepatriation-of-heu-from-canada-to-usa-8458729
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has awarded a set of Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts to provide US-wide Deactivation, Decommissioning and Removal (DD&R) services “to help address excess facilities”.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 10 July 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-doe-awards-decommissioning-contracts-for-legacy-sites-8018018
The US Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management has awarded multiple contracts to provide nationwide deactivation, decommissioning and removal (DD&R) services at "excess" facilities across the EM complex.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 08 July 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-awards-multiple-decommissioning-contracts-for-l
The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) have completed of a multi-year campaign to move used highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Canada to the USA.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 21 February 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrepatriation-of-used-fuel-completed-from-canada-to-usa-7782374
A campaign to move used highly enriched uranium (HEU) fuel from Canada to the USA, which began in 2015, has been completed a year ahead of schedule, the US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) have announced.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 14 February 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canada,-USA-complete-used-fuel-return
Uzbekistan's preparations to build its first nuclear power plant are gathering pace with a sense of making up for lost time. The Central Asian country became a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as long ago as 1994, has 50 years of experience in nuclear research and is the world's fifth biggest producer of uranium.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 04 October 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/The-most-experienced-newcomer-to-nuclear-power
A US testing firm has had a $6,500 NRC fine for a 'willful violation' of security requirements halved on appeal.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Monday, 27 April 2009
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-testing-firm-s-willful-violation-fine-halved