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March 30, 2025Capacity is the amount of electricity a generator can produce when it's running at full blast. Learn more about this confusing energy term.Office of Nuclear Energy
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March 26, 2025Experiments in the DOME microreactor test bed could start as early as 2026 at Idaho National Laboratory.Office of Nuclear Energy
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Press ReleasesMarch 24, 2025$900 million solicitation to support the deployment of small modular reactors will help grow the supply of affordable and abundant energy for Americans.Office of Nuclear Energy
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March 19, 2025Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory successfully demonstrated an efficient way to produce fuel for the world’s first fast-spectrum, salt-fueled reactor test.Office of Nuclear Energy
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Press ReleasesMarch 17, 2025Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) successfully demonstrated a new method to track chemical changes in molten salt in real time.Office of Nuclear Energy
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March 12, 2025Idaho National Laboratory (INL) conducted the world's first safety test on a high burnup fast reactor fuel in more than 20 years at its Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) facility.Office of Nuclear Energy
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March 12, 2025These 5 features of small modular reactors bring resilience to the electric grid.Office of Nuclear Energy
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January 16, 2025Final rules provide clarity for incremental eligibility pathways for the nation’s nuclear power plants that meet certain criteria.Office of Nuclear Energy
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Press ReleasesJanuary 15, 2025ORNL designed, printed, and successfully tested a specimen capsule for use in its High Flux Isotope Reactor.Office of Nuclear Energy
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January 10, 2025Key nuclear milestones to watch out for in 2025.Office of Nuclear Energy