December 29, 2021
10 Big Wins for Nuclear Energy in 2021
10 nuclear energy wins in 2021 that are setting the stage for one of the most transformative times ever for the industry.
December 13, 2021
Third NuScale SMR Simulation Lab Opens in Texas
NuScale's small modular reactor simulator lab is the third of its kind built in United States to help broaden the understanding of SMR technology.
November 22, 2021
NRC Issues Key Safety Report on Kairos Power Reactor
Draft safety evaluation report documents NRC’s review of the company’s source term calculation approach.
November 8, 2021
Industry’s First Complete Accident Tolerant Fuel Assembly in Operation at Commercial U.S. Reactor
Framatome's first complete accident tolerant fuel in operation at Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant.
October 26, 2021
National Lab Creates New Device to Test Safety Limits of Nuclear Fuel
INL conducted experiments at its TREAT Facility using a first-of-a-kind device that can detect and study what happens to a nuclear fuel pin when it starts to overheat.
October 12, 2021
Westinghouse to Help Optimize 12 Ukrainian Reactors
Westinghouse Electric Company helps to optimize a dozen reactors in Ukraine that will significantly increase the country’s clean power production.
September 22, 2021
NuScale SMR Simulation Lab Opens in Idaho
SMR simulation laboratory puts researchers and operators behind the computer screens of NuScale’s virtual control room.
August 23, 2021
TVA Installs 3D-printed Fuel Assembly Brackets in a Commercial Reactor
Tennessee Valley Authority recently installed first-of-a-kind 3D-printed fuel assembly brackets at its Browns Ferry nuclear power plant.
August 3, 2021
Oak Ridge National Laboratory to Examine Westinghouse Accident Tolerant Fuel
New accident tolerant fuel developed by Westinghouse is shipped to Oak Ridge National Laboratory for examination.
July 20, 2021
ORNL and AMS Complete Sensor Testing for Small Modular Reactors
ORNL and AMS recently completed testing of sensors for small light-water reactor systems. The performance data will be shared with commercial companies to improve sensor instrumentation for advanced light-water small modular reactors.