Lightbridge fuel rods could outperform MOX in plutonium disposition

March 2, 2023, 9:30AMNuclear News

Mock-up of four-lobed helical fuel rods. (Photo: Lightbridge)

Lightbridge Corporation, which is continuing to work closely with national laboratories on the manufacture and testing of its metallic fuel rod designs for light water reactors, just announced the results of an investigation on the casting process for molten uranium and zirconium with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory under the Department of Energy’s Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) program.

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Lightbridge fuel rods could outperform MOX in plutonium disposition

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