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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 77 | Number 2 | May 1987 | Pages 210-219
Technical Paper | Radioactive Waste Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT77-210
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A unique evaporation/thermal denitration process was developed, operated, and maintained successfully at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to permit the solidification and safe storage of ∼1000 kg of highly radioactive and fissile uranium, containing ∼75% 235U, ∼10% 233U, and ∼140 ppm 232U. The project, called the Consolidated Edison Uranium Solidification Program, was carried out to prepare a stable uranium form for long-term, safe storage. During the project, the uranium nitrate solution was divided into ∼400 batches, which were successfully processed. Details of the process development, equipment maintenance, and operating expertise are described.