Carnival of Nuclear Bloggers 148
The 148th edition of the Carnival of Nuclear Bloggers is up now at Hiroshima Syndrome. Click here to access the site; the Carnival is at the top of the page.
The 148th edition of the Carnival of Nuclear Bloggers is up now at Hiroshima Syndrome. Click here to access the site; the Carnival is at the top of the page.
Experimenters get access to NSUF facilities for irradiation effects studies
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy announced the recipients of “first call” 2025 Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) awards on June...
Fermi America, Texas Tech share vision for massive power and data complex
Texas Tech University and Fermi America shared plans on June 26 to build “the world’s largest advanced energy and artificial intelligence campus” in Amarillo, Texas, near the Pantex...
High-power electricity direct from radiation is the vision of Rads to Watts
You could call it a power contest. Teams picked for a new research program from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will compete to design radiovoltaic cells that can...
DOE opens pilot program to authorize test reactors outside national labs
Details of the plan to test new reactor concepts under the Department of Energy’s authority but outside national laboratory boundaries—first outlined in one of the four executive orders on...
Trump suggests U.S. takeover of Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine-Russia ceasefire talks
Meanwhile, Russian-backed media report Ukraine is responsible for ZNPP strikes
Amid recent ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. should take control of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants for long-term security, the Associated...
Constellation pilot program invites customers to source nuclear power
Constellation is launching a pilot program that allows its Washington, D.C., customers to purchase 100 percent nuclear energy for their homes....
NSUF awards 19 Rapid Turnaround Experiments
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy has awarded 19 experimental proposals access to Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) under the 2024 “third call” for Rapid...
DOE awards first Super Rapid Turnaround Experiments for nuclear energy tech
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy for the first time has awarded access to Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) for Super Rapid Turnaround Experiments (RTEs). The 13...
Experts needed for National Academies workshop on new nuclear investments
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) is forming an ad hoc committee to hold a two-day workshop titled “Pathways for New Nuclear Development” and is open to...
IAEA’s updated Milestones for nuclear-curious nations include a focus on SMRs
The IAEA’s Milestones in the Development of a National Infrastructure for Nuclear Power was last revised back in 2015. Now, about nine years later and amid a resurgence of interest in...