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Antares achieves zero-power criticality at INL
Leveraging more than $140 million in private capital fundraising, over 322,000 square feet of operational manufacturing space, and multifaceted partnerships with the Departments of Energy and Defense, reactor start-up Antares has become the first company involved in the Reactor Pilot Program to achieve zero-power fueled criticality—a full month ahead of the July 4 deadline set by President Trump’s Executive Order 14301.
This milestone, announced yesterday, was achieved with the company’s Mark-0: a sodium heat-pipe-cooled, TRISO-fueled microreactor. The Mark-0 is a forerunner to the company’s flagship design, which it calls the R1. For Antares, this development represents a key validation of its reactor physics, control systems, and supply chain.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by YMG
Thursday, November 19, 2020|10:00–11:45AM EST
Session Chair:
Harsh S. Desai
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Alyse S. Huffman
Staff Producer:
Eileen Cullen (American Nuclear Society)
The objective of this session is to discuss the need for public policy engagement on nuclear issues and highlight career development opportunities in policy, particularly through the ANS Congressional Fellowship experience. The panel members will discuss their experience working with policy makers and the benefits of fellowship experience to their current and future endeavors.
Harsh Desai
Zeno Power
Alyse Huffman
House of Representatives Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Patrick Snouffer
US Senate
John Starkey
ANS
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