DOE issues Versatile Test Reactor draft EIS, confirms INL as its “preferred alternative”

December 21, 2020, 2:37PMNuclear News

The Department of Energy has begun the environmental review of its proposed Versatile Test Reactor (VTR), releasing a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for public review and comment on December 21. The sodium-cooled, fast-neutron-spectrum VTR is intended to enhance and accelerate U.S. research, development, and demonstration of innovative nuclear energy technologies.

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DOE issues Versatile Test Reactor draft EIS, confirms INL as its “preferred alternative”

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