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Launching into tomorrow: NRIC guides new era of research and deployment
In June 2025, the Department of Energy announced the Reactor Pilot Program, an authorization pathway that allowed reactor developers to partner with the DOE to get first-of-a-kind (FOAK) reactors built and tested. Soon after, the DOE rolled out a complementary Fuel Line Pilot Program, which aimed to fast-track fuel projects. In all, 20 projects were accepted into the new programs.
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Nuclear Technology | Volume 14 | Number 2 | May 1972 | Pages 187-193
Technical Paper | Nuclear Explosive | doi.org/10.13182/NT72-A31134
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The results of Project Rulison confirm the technical feasibility of stimulating the Mesaverde formation in the Rulison Field with nuclear explosives. Testing of the nuclear stimulated well provided the data necessary to analyze the well’s performance and to predict the long term reservoir behavior. Continuous chemical and radiochemical data were obtained to aid in analysis of well performance, explosive yield calculations, and surveillance for public health and safety assurances. Future activities at Project Rulison will concern the regulatory matters with respect to marketing of the gas.