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Zeno Power's first full-scale radioisotope power systems will be fuelled by strontium-90 (Sr-90) material recycled from a legacy radioisotope generator under a new public-private partnership with the US Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM). The company has also announced a partnership with Westinghouse to fabricate the heat sources for its systems.

Date: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/New-partnerships-further-radioisotope-power-plans

US nuclear fuel developer Lightbridge Corporation has completed work in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to support the development of Lightbridge Fuel. The work was carried out under the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) voucher programme.

Date: Friday, 03 March 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-pacific-northwest-national-laboratory-supports-development-of-lightbridge-fuel-10644641

US nuclear fuel developer Lightbridge Corporation has announced that it has entered into landmark agreements with Idaho National Laboratory (INL), in collaboration with the US Department of Energy (DOE), to support the development of Lightbridge Fuel. The framework agreements comprise an “umbrella” Strategic Partnership Project Agreement (SPP) and an “umbrella” Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), each with Battelle Energy Alliance, (BEA), DOE’s operating contractor for INL, with an initial duration of seven years.

Date: Saturday, 17 December 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newslightbridge-strengthens-partnership-with-idaho-national-laboratory-10443297

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded nearly USD5 million to two separate cost-shared projects that aim to study the use of direct air capture (DAC) technology at nuclear power plants. The studies - one led by Constellation at its Byron plant, and the other led by Battelle Memorial Institute at Southern Company's Farley plant - ultimately aim to leverage the plants' carbon-free energy to remove CO2 from ambient air.

Date: Friday, 22 April 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/USA-funds-nuclear-coupled-carbon-capture-studies

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a request for proposals for the fabrication and testing of a prototype eight-axle railcar - known as Fortis - to carry used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste (HLW). Fortis will form part of the DOE's rail transportation capability for such materials alongside the Atlas railcar and the newly designed Rail Escort Vehicle (REV), currently undergoing testing.

Date: Friday, 28 January 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Railcar-completes-DOE-used-fuel-transport-system

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Nuclear Energy said on 29 July that the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) had recently completed testing of sensors for small light-water reactor systems. The performance data will be shared with US nuclear companies to improve sensor instrumentation for advanced light-water small modular reactors (SMRs). The data could also be leveraged to support other advanced reactor types cooled by gas, liquid metal or molten salt.

Date: Friday, 23 July 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-gain-programme-supports-sensors-for-smrs-and-fuel-development-8919285

US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) said on 24 August that Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) had initiated contract negotiations with a team led by Bechtel National Inc (BNI) to support the design and build phase of the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR). The BNI team also includes TerraPower and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy.

Date: Tuesday, 01 September 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbechtel-selected-for-contract-talks-on-us-test-reactor-8109828

The US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has announced six new collaborations with industry on projects to advance commercial nuclear energy technologies. Meanwhile, the DOE has announced separate funding solicitations for USD14 million for research into fusion energy and USD18 million for transformative energy technologies.

Date: Friday, 21 December 2018
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/DOE-programmes-support-innovation-projects

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected a second group of projects to receive funding under its Office of Nuclear Energy's programme for cost-sharing to develop innovative, industry-driven reactor designs and accompanying technologies. Nine projects will receive almost $20m for cost-shared research and development for advanced nuclear technologies. 

Date: Tuesday, 17 July 2018
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsmore-us-funding-for-advanced-technologies-6246979