October 11, 2023
HALEU Demonstration Project Starts Enrichment Operations in Ohio
Demonstration project on track to produce 20 kilograms of HALEU by the end of 2023.
October 4, 2023
U.S. Department of Energy Restores Key Safety Test for Nuclear Fuel
Idaho National Laboratory performs new experiment that shows what happens to nuclear fuel when there is a loss of coolant accident.
September 28, 2023
Penn State Receives World’s First New TRIGA Fuel Shipment in More Than a Decade
The shipment from TRIGA International is the first of its kind in the world in more than a decade and restores an important fuel supply for TRIGA reactors around the world, including a dozen located at universities across the United States.
September 21, 2023
New Railcar Designed to Transport Spent Nuclear Fuel Completes Final Testing
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) wrapped up final testing on the Atlas railcar. The new specialized railcar will be used to safely and securely transport the nation’s commercial spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
September 20, 2023
MARVEL Prototype Starts Testing
Testing is underway for an electric-powered prototype of the MARVEL microreactor developed by the U.S. Department of Energy at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to help advance new reactor technologies.
September 7, 2023
NRC Accepts Early Construction Application for Small Modular Reactor in Idaho
The NRC agreed to review the Carbon Free Power Project’s application to begin early construction activities for one of the nation’s first small modular reactor (SMR) projects.
July 18, 2023
U.S. Department of Energy Completes Major Shipment of Plutonium-238 for NASA Missions
Delivery of 0.5 kilograms is the largest shipment of new heat source plutonium oxide in more than a decade.
July 6, 2023
Department of Energy Lab Produces World’s First-of-a-Kind Lung Phantom
The Radiological and Environmental Science Laboratory produced the world’s first lung phantom that contains the entire Thorium-232 decay series.
June 21, 2023
HALEU Demonstration Project Preps to Start First Domestic Production in U.S.
American Centrifuge Operating successfully completes operational readiness reviews with the NRC and is authorized to enrich limited quantities of uranium hexafluoride gas into HALEU.
May 22, 2023
MARVEL Microreactor Prototype Preps for Testing
Electric-powered prototype of one of the nation’s first microreactors has successfully been installed for testing in Pennsylvania.