Category: Industry News – Nuclear

TRISO particles cannot melt in a reactor and can withstand extreme temperatures well beyond the threshold of current nuclear fuels. Department of Energy | Office of Nuclear Energy July 9, 2019 There’s a lot of buzz around advanced nuclear. These technologies are going to completely change the way we think about nuclear reactors. More than…
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(Image: Idaho National Laboratory) US Department of Energy | Office of Nuclear Ener

Nuclear fuel pellets, with each pellet – not much larger than a sugar cube – contains as much energy as a ton of coal (Image: Kazatomprom) World Nuclear Association Uranium is the main fuel for nuclear reactors, and it can be found in many places around the world. In order to make the fuel, uranium…
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As you can see from the diagram, we are still heavily reliant on Fossil Fuels for electricity generation. However, Clean Energy is making inroads into mainstream energy production via Nuclear, Wind, and Hydro renewable energy technologies, replacing previously non-renewable energy sources.

Kevin Clark  | Power Engineering November 23, 2022 About 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh is the Westinghouse Waltz Mill site, part of the company’s expansive footprint in western Pennsylvania. The Waltz Mill site provides maintenance services, testing and calibration for nuclear reactor servicing equipment. The pre-1960s facility once housed the first non-lab test reactor. Reactor coolant…
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Department of Energy | Office of Nuclear Energy May 28, 2020 Welcome to the future of nuclear energy. Within the next 10 years, advanced small modular reactors (SMRs) could change the way we think about reliable, clean and affordable nuclear power. Instead of going big, scientists and engineers went small developing mini reactors that are roughly a third…
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 35th Regulatory Information Conference (RIC) March 14, 2023 – March 16, 2023 Purpose of the Regulatory Information Conference (RIC) The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Annual Regulatory Information Conference (RIC) is the largest public meeting the agency hosts, bringing together nearly 3,000 participants from more than 30 countries representing interested stakeholders from…
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Office of Nuclear Energy  April 12, 2021 Move over millennials, there’s a new generation looking to debut by 2030. Generation IV nuclear reactors are being developed through an international cooperation of 14 countries—including the United States. The U.S. Department of Energy and its national labs are supporting research and development on a wide range of new advanced reactor technologies that…
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Office of Nuclear Energy  February 26, 2021 Nuclear is getting smaller … and it’s opening up some big opportunities for the industry. A handful of microreactor designs are under development in the United States, and they could be ready to roll out within the next decade. These compact reactors will be small enough to transport by…
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