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Solomon Bairai of Navarro-ATL prepares a Twister Stir Bar sample for analysis at the Hanford Site's 222-S Laboratory. (Photo: DOE)

A new method has received Washington state’s approval for use at the 222-S Laboratory at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site, improving how experts analyze tank waste and providing more precise data to support safe and efficient cleanup.

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Reactor criticality, states’ new nuclear plans among NECX 2026 highlights

August 26, 2026, 3:39PMNuclear News

The second day of the Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX 2026) kicked off with success stories on the start-up and state levels.In Wednesday’s opening plenary session,...

Second round of Launch Pad selections includes eight newcomers

August 25, 2026, 4:02PMNuclear News

The National Reactor Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory has announced 13 project selections across 12 companies for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, a Department of Energy–led...

DOE’s Marla Morales talks with ANS’s Craig Piercy

August 19, 2026, 3:40PMANS News

A recent American Nuclear Society webinar featured an extended one-on-one conversation between ANS CEO Craig Piercy and Marla Morales, the acting deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and...

X-energy, TerraPower share updates on advanced reactor projects

August 17, 2026, 7:11AMNuclear News

The two main players of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, X-energy and TerraPower, have both announced significant developments in their projects to deploy...

DOE funds ORNL and Kyoto Fusioneering test facility

August 13, 2026, 1:49PMNuclear News

Yesterday, Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced that the Department of Energy has committed funding to develop a fusion breeding blanket test facility at the lab in partnership with Kyoto...

Sandia enters into SPP with Elemental

August 13, 2026, 7:10AMNuclear News

On August 11, Elemental Nuclear announced that the Department of Energy, through Sandia National Laboratories, approved its entrance into a Strategic Partnership Project. The SPP will support...

Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality

August 6, 2026, 3:36PMNuclear News

Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier...

A closer look at the initial NLIC selections—Part 1

August 4, 2026, 12:26PMNuclear News

In January, the Department of Energy announced a new Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus (NLIC) program, inviting states via a request for information to express their interest in hosting a...

Five states named Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus finalists

July 28, 2026, 12:46PMNuclear News

Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah are the finalists to potentially host Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, the Department of Energy announced today.Energy Secretary Chris...

NASA and Radiant selected to receive HALEU

July 27, 2026, 12:19PMNuclear News

Last week, the Department of Energy announced a conditional commitment to provide high-assay low-enriched uranium to NASA for its Space Reactor-1 Freedom rocket and to Radiant Industries for...

Novel waste analysis process approved for Hanford

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