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Argonne-led team models fluid dynamics of entire SMR core

June 9, 2021, 7:00AMNuclear News

This image shows the individual pins in a full-core nuclear reactor simulation. (Image: ANL)

Coolant flow around the fuel pins in a light water reactor core plays a critical role in determining the reactor’s performance. For yet-to-be-built small modular reactors, a thorough understanding of coolant flow will be key to successfully designing, building, and licensing first-of-a-kind reactors.

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NRC proposes rule changes in response to EO

December 11, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News

In April, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14270, “Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy,” which calls for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (along with...

Webinar: UMich’s The Reactor Around the Corner

December 4, 2025, 9:30AMANS Nuclear Cafe

The latest report from the University of Michigan Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program’s Technology Assessment Project (TAP) will be the focus of a webinar on December 11, from...

Atomic museum benefits from L&A donation

December 9, 2025, 3:00PMANS Nuclear Cafe

Longenecker & Associates has announced a $500,000 pledge from John and Bonnie Longenecker to the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, Nev. The contribution will strengthen the...

Deep Fission to break ground this week

December 8, 2025, 6:58AMNuclear News

With about seven months left in the race to bring DOE-authorized test reactors on line by July 4, 2026, via the Reactor Pilot Program, Deep Fission has announced that it will break ground on...

Project delivers a universal waste canister for advanced reactors

December 4, 2025, 3:45PMRadwaste Solutions

Nuclear waste disposal technology company Deep Isolation Nuclear has announced the completion of a three-year project to manufacture, physically test, and validate a disposal-ready universal...

Project Pele progress: BWXT delivers fuel to INL

December 4, 2025, 12:00PMNuclear News

This week, BWX Technologies, alongside Idaho National Laboratory and the Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office, announced the arrival of a full core of TRISO fuel at INL’s...

DOE selects TVA and Holtec for SMR awards

December 3, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News

The Department of Energy has selected the Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec Government Services to support the early deployments of light water small modular reactors in the United States....

ANS hosts webinar on uranium mill tailing facilities

December 1, 2025, 7:02AMANS News

The American Nuclear Society’s Risk-informed, Performance-based Principles and Policy Committee (RP3C) has held another presentation in its monthly Community of Practice (CoP) series. Former...

White House to consolidate data and research under AI-driven Genesis Mission

November 26, 2025, 9:49AMNuclear News

One of the executive orders issued by President Trump in November —“Launching the Genesis Mission”—focuses on a national effort to accelerate the use of AI in scientific research. The...

The DOE reorganization’s impact on nuclear

November 26, 2025, 7:00AMNuclear News

In a recent press release, the Department of Energy announced an organizational realignment aimed at “expanding American energy production, accelerating scientific and technological...

Argonne-led team models fluid dynamics of entire SMR core

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