DOE releases blueprint for advancing U.S. nuclearNuclear NewsPower & OperationsJanuary 12, 2021, 7:00AM|Nuclear News StaffThe Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) last week released its Strategic Vision report, outlining its plan to support the current U.S. reactor fleet, demonstrate the latest innovations in nuclear energy technologies, and explore new market opportunities for nuclear energy.The 36-page document identifies five goals to address challenges in the nuclear energy sector, help realize the potential of advanced technology, and leverage the unique role of the federal government in sparking innovation. Each goal also includes supporting objectives to ensure progress.ExpandTags:accident tolerant fueladvanced nuclearhydrogen generationnuclear fuel cyclenuclear fuel supply chainoffice of nuclear energystrategic visionShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
U.S., Russia finalize amendment to uranium import agreementNuclear NewsSupply ChainOctober 7, 2020, 3:01PM|Nuclear News StaffThe U.S. Department of Commerce and Rosatom, Russia’s state atomic energy corporation, have signed a final amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation. The amendment extends the 1992 pact through 2040 and reduces U.S. reliance on uranium from Russia during that time period, the DOC announced October 6.Previously, the agreement was set to expire on December 31 of this year. According to the DOC, the document’s expiration “would have resulted in unchecked imports of Russian uranium, potentially decimating the front-end of the nuclear fuel cycle in the United States.”The final amendment is unchanged from the draft version, released for public comment on September 11. (For more specifics on the amendment, see our story on the draft here.)ExpandTags:department of commercenuclear fuel cyclerosatomuranium dumpingShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
In an Era of "Firsts," an "Almost"ANS Nuclear CafeAugust 23, 2016, 7:56PM|ANS Nuclear Cafe Powder Metallurgy Facility, Sylvania-Corning Nuclear Corporation, Bayside, N.Y. From Will Davis' collection.The era of the "first nuclear build" in the United States (from the Manhattan Project of the Second World War at the earliest, through the final commercial plant orders in 1978) was by nature one of nearly continuous "firsts" in its opening decades, as nuclear energy moved from being a thought to a possibility to a reality and took on many forms and nuances.Go to ArticleTags:nuclear fuel cyclenuclear historynuclear pioneersspent nuclear fuel reprocessingsylcorsylvania corning nuclearShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
PGSFR: An Advanced Fuel Cycle and Power Solution for KoreaANS Nuclear CafeJuly 7, 2016, 6:42PM|ANS Nuclear Cafeby Will Davis; information for this report obtained both from the 2016 ANS Annual Meeting session on Prototype Gen-IV Reactors and from representatives of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), its subsidiary Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor Development Agency (SFRA), KEPCO Engineering & Construction,+ and Argonne National Laboratory.Go to ArticleTags:nuclear fuel cyclenuclear technologysouth koreaShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Consolidated Storage of Commercial Used FuelANS Nuclear CafeJune 15, 2016, 11:51AM|Will Davis Used nuclear fuel storage; photo courtesy Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a division of the US Department of EnergyAn interesting session at the ANS 2016 Annual Meeting, sponsored by the Fuel Cycle & Waste Management Division, saw the presentation of a number of interesting papers relative to the ever-increasing problem of used nuclear fuel at the various commercial nuclear plant sites in the United States. Not only does the used fuel (which is a far better term than "spent fuel," these days, since it can conceivably be reused) continue to accumulate at the nuclear plants, but there is also a considerable amount of used fuel being stored at various sites where the nuclear plants have actually been shut down, decommissioned and completely removed for years. Considering this, and the need to inventory, characterize and eventually move this material, a growing amount of interest is being shown in this field.Go to ArticleTags:department of energynational laboratoriesnuclear fuel cycleShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Surface storage of used nuclear fuel - safe, cost-effective, and flexibleANS Nuclear CafeSeptember 16, 2014, 1:30PM|Rod AdamsIn August 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved NUREG-2157, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel. That action was the end result of several years worth of detailed analysis of the known and uncertain impacts of storing used nuclear fuel on the earth's surface in licensed and monitored facilities.Go to ArticleTags:nuclear fuel cyclenuclear regulatory commissionradwaste solutionsspent fuelyucca mountainShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
New ANS Awards in Fuel Cycle and Waste ManagementANS Nuclear CafeMarch 13, 2014, 2:57PM|Katy Huff Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societynuclear fuel cycleShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Nuclear Video Matinee: Uranium Mining and MillingANS Nuclear CafeJuly 19, 2013, 6:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeIt's hot out! Across much of the United States, the largest heat wave of the summer has been stagnating all week.Go to ArticleTags:camecominingnuclear fuel cyclepowering americauraniumuranium miningShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
The State of the Union address–and nuclear energyANS Nuclear CafeFebruary 19, 2013, 7:00AM|ANS Nuclear Cafe.Go to ArticleTags:ans young members groupkaty huffnuclear fuel cyclespent nuclear fuel reprocessingstate of the unionShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
ANS Chicago Local Section welcomes Dr. Mark PetersANS Nuclear CafeJanuary 30, 2013, 7:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeWhat's Next For Used Nuclear Fuel and Nuclear Waste Management Policy?Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societyans local sectionsnuclear fuel cyclespent fuelspent nuclear fuel reprocessingShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Nuclear Matinee: Powering America – Managing Nuclear WasteANS Nuclear CafeDecember 20, 2012, 7:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeThe nuclear energy industry is the only large-scale energy producer responsible for managing and storing (and paying for) all the wastes generated by the process [in contrast to, for example... dumping wastes into the atmosphere].Go to ArticleTags:educationenvironmental benefits of nuclearnuclearnuclear fuel cyclenuclear matineespent fuelspent nuclear fuel reprocessingyucca mountainShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Nuclear Cafe Matinee: Nuclear Recycling in 4 MinutesANS Nuclear CafeDecember 14, 2012, 7:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeThe 800 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity produced by the 104 nuclear reactors in the United States each year -- all while emitting no greenhouse gases -- is by far America's biggest source of green energy. And this abundant energy source can become even greener by recycling used nuclear fuel.Go to ArticleTags:argonneargonne national laboratoryenvironmental benefits of nuclearnational laboratoriesnuclear fuel cyclepyroprocessingspent fuelspent nuclear fuel reprocessingShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
ANS International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Topical MeetingANS Nuclear CafeNovember 28, 2012, 7:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeIntegrating Storage, Transportation, and DisposalGo to ArticleTags:american nuclear societyhlwnuclear fuel cyclespent fuelspent nuclear fuel reprocessingShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Uranium 233 is a valuable resource, no matter what Robert Alvarez believesANS Nuclear CafeOctober 2, 2012, 6:00AM|Rod AdamsRobert Alvarez has issued another misleading report about energy dense fuel materials, titled Managing the Uranium-233 Stockpile of the United States.Go to ArticleTags:department of energyfuel cyclenuclear energynuclear fuel cyclenuclear opponentsrod adamsthoriumthorium-232u.s. department of energyuranium-233Share:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
The future of nuclear at #MOXChatANS Nuclear CafeSeptember 25, 2012, 6:00AM|Laura ScheeleOn September 11, the National Nuclear Security Administration (U.S. Department of Energy) hosted a public meeting in Chattanooga, Tenn., concerning its Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the disposition of surplus weapons-grade plutonium as mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel for use in power reactors. You may have seen the ANS Call to Action for the hearing and perhaps read the ANS position statement or background information.Go to ArticleTags:alex woodsamerican nuclear societyans local sectionsans student sectionscenter for nuclear science and technology informationchattanoogachattanooga state community collegelessons learnedmox fuelnon-proliferationnonproliferationnuclear fuel cyclenuclear literacy projectnuclear opponentsnuclear powersteve skutniktvaShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
ANS's Mark Peters testifies to Congress on recycling used nuclear fuelANS Nuclear CafeJune 6, 2012, 7:05PM|ANS Nuclear CafeOn Wednesday, June 6, Dr. Mark T. Peters appeared on behalf of the American Nuclear Society before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. Peters is the Deputy Laboratory Director for Programs at Argonne National Laboratory and testified at the invitation of the subcommittee.Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societymox fuelnational laboratoriesnonproliferationnuclear fuel cycleplutoniumsouth koreaspent fuelspent nuclear fuel reprocessingShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Congressional debate over terms of future 123 agreementsANS Nuclear CafeMay 7, 2012, 6:00AM|Jim HopfIn 2009, the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a "123" agreement, which allowed the transfer of US nuclear technology (e.g., reactors, etc.) to the UAE. As a condition of the agreement, the UAE gave up all rights to enrich uranium or reprocess spent nuclear fuel, now and at any point in the future. Thus, the UAE agreed to give up significant rights that are granted to it as a signee of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).Go to ArticleTags:dc perspectivenonproliferationnuclear fuel cyclenuclear technologyu.s. congressShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
The Blue Ribbon Commission’s final reportANS Nuclear CafeFebruary 6, 2012, 7:00AM|Jim HopfSoon after declaring that it would end the Yucca Mountain repository project, the Obama administration created the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future to reevaluate the nation's nuclear waste program and policies. The commission was asked to recommend improvements to the waste program and the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA), and to make general recommendations on the path forward. The commission was specifically instructed to not address the Yucca Mountain project, or any specific project or site. The commission's final report was released this month.Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societydepartment of energyeducationenvironmental benefits of nuclearknowledge transferlicensingnational laboratoriesnuclear fuel cyclenuclear regulatory commissionradwaste solutionsspent fuelyucca mountainShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
TVA's countdown to MOX fuelANS Nuclear CafeJanuary 26, 2012, 7:00AM|Dan YurmanThe utility is assessing options to use it Go to ArticleTags:bwrsdepartment of energylicensingmox fuelnational laboratoriesnuclear fuel cyclenuclear regulatory commissionpwrsreactor designstennessee valley authorityShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Nuclear News and the new yearANS Nuclear CafeJanuary 17, 2012, 7:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeThe January issue of Nuclear News magazine is available in hard copy and electronically for American Nuclear Society members (must enter ANS user name and password in Member Center). The issue contains the following stories:Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societydepartment of energyearthquakeeducationengineeringenvironmental benefits of nuclearfukushimaiaeaknowledge transferlessons learnednatural disastersnuclear fuel cyclenuclear literacy projectnuclear newsnuclear regulatory commissionpwrsreactor designssmall modular reactorsspent fuelvietnamShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook