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LLNL, Ampera partner to develop thorium-based TRISO fuel
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has formed a strategic partnership with Ampera to develop the company’s nuclear fuel concept through a project named THUNDER, for Thorium Unimodal Droplet Ejection for Reactors.
The focus of THUNDER is fabricating TRISO made with kernels of thorium rather than the usual uranium. LLNL and Ampera will evaluate and optimize liquid metal–jetting technology to produce highly uniform, spherical kernels of thorium-232 for later processing into TRISO fuel.
Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference 2024 (PBNC)
Dr. Radford is the Deputy VP of Science & Technology (S&T) at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (formerly Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.). Darren has over 30 years of experience in R&D and as the Deputy VP he is responsible for delivery of the S&T Mission (>1000 staff), and the strategic direction of the laboratory.
CNL is Canada’s premier nuclear S&T organization and is a world leader in developing peaceful and innovative applications from nuclear technology. Through Vision 2030, the strategic priorities of CNL are to restore and protect Canada’s environment, provide clean energy technologies for today and tomorrow, and contribute to the health of Canadians.
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