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High-Temperature neutron flux detectors for Generation IV reactors and SMRs
Kairos Power accomplished another step forward for its Hermes 2 reactor plans as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week published its final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact.
Tests back shielding plan for Kairos Power
Kairos Power has completed shielded radiation performance testing on a full-scale precast concrete structure at the company’s Reactor Demonstration Campus in Oak Ridge, Tenn., involving the...
TRISO pebble life cycle studied in new ORNL, Kairos Power partnership
A new strategic partnership is providing Kairos Power with the expertise and specialized facilities of Oak Ridge National Laboratory to help accelerate the development of the California-based...
Bowen to lead new Office of Advanced Reactors
Jeremy Bowen will head the newly created Office of Advanced Reactors when it launches in September, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Monday.This new office will license and oversee...
NRC opens comment period for fusion regulatory changes
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has taken the next step toward developing fusion regulations, announcing the opening of a 90-day comment period, ending May 27, on a proposed regulatory...
Workshop hints at robust support for nuclear expansion in Arizona
Palo Verde, with three reactors and a combined capacity of about 4,000 MWe, is the only nuclear power plant in Arizona. But that could very well change soon if state officials have their...
Oak Ridge’s UCOR expands collaboration with UT
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced that Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge recently expanded its...
NRC posts hearing notice for Crane license amendments
Constellation has submitted an application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission requesting three amendments to its renewed facility license to support the potential restart of Crane nuclear...
NRC staff proposes ROP, security inspection overhauls
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is recommending proposed changes for the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) baseline inspection program that could reduce the number of hours spent...
NRC ends work on three proposed rules for securing spent fuel
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday announced it was discontinuing three rulemaking activities intended to enhance the security of a deep geologic repository and the protection of...
NRC grants license for TRISO-X fuel manufacturing using HALEU
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted X-energy subsidiary TRISO-X a special nuclear material license for high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel fabrication. The license applies to...
