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May 25, 2021EM crews are preparing to deactivate the former Experimental Gas-Cooled Reactor (EGCR) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) before removing the contaminated facility and opening the DOE land for reuse.Office of Environmental Management
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May 25, 2021An EM team at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has finished safely removing sediment from a key component of a basin used to store spent nuclear fuel from former production reactors, and from foreign and domestic research reactor programs.Office of Environmental Management
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May 24, 2021Fluctuations in data from collisions of gold nuclei hint at a possible ‘critical point’ in how nuclei melt.Nuclear Physics
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May 24, 2021SRNS employees at the SRS recently completed visual examinations of non-aluminum clad spent nuclear fuel bundles (SNF) stored in the L Area Disassembly Basin using underwater cameras for the first time.Savannah River Site
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May 19, 2021ARPA-E program will fund projects aiming for tenfold reduction in spent nuclear fuel, minimizing the need for disposal sites.Energy.gov
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May 18, 2021EM and the management and operations contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently used underwater cameras for the first time to complete examinations.Office of Environmental Management
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May 18, 2021The EM Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant team recently finished all startup testing and system handovers for the Effluent Management Facility (EMF), marking its full transition into the commissioning phase.Office of Environmental Management
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May 13, 2021New simulations show diamond shells can cool plasmas more efficiently and prevent runaway electrons.Fusion Energy Sciences
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May 12, 2021Extreme-scale turbulence simulation and AI discover a formula to predict the crucial exhaust heat-load width in future tokamak fusion reactors.Fusion Energy Sciences
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May 11, 2021Two EM programs recently collaborated to enhance an established radioactive waste inspection process, allowing for continued safe, secure, and compliant waste shipments from one DOE site to another.Office of Environmental Management