US DOE Launches New Pathway for Testing Advanced Nuclear Reactors

US DOE Launches New Pathway for Testing Advanced Nuclear Reactors

The DOE has opened application for testing advanced nuclear reactors outside of national laboratories using the federal authorization process.

DOE announces new effort to jumpstart three nuclear reactors

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced last week the start of a new pilot program to expedite the testing of advanced nuclear reactor designs under DOE authority outside of the national laboratories. In accordance with President Donald Trump’s Executive Order titled Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy, DOE issued a Request for Application (RFA) and is seeking qualified U.S. reactor companies interested in constru…

DOE’s Wishful Thinking About Advanced Reactors

The Department of Energy wants to “expedite” the testing of advanced reactors at sites other than at national labs like the INL where a number of advanced SMRs and microreactors are planning to build their first-of-a-kind plants (FOAK). They include Oklo, which also has a site permit, Project Pele, Aalo Atomics, and the Westinghouse eVinci…

Round Up: DOE extends HALEU contract with Centrus; DOE sets out schedule for high burnup cask transport; Rick Perry to Nano board - ExchangeMonitor

(Page 1) Centrus Energy, headquartered in Bethesda, Md., has been awarded an extended contract with the Department of Energy, worth about $110 million, to produce

DOE announces new pathway to test advanced reactors

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the start of a new pilot program to expedite the testing of advanced nuclear reactor designs under DOE authority outside of the national laboratories.

US Nuclear Rush: Three Innovative Reactors by 2026 to Stop China's Race - Economic Scenarios

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a pilot program to accelerate the development and testing of advanced nuclear reactors, opening the door