Industry Accomplishment

Irradiation Test Train Design Completed for BWXT’s Novel Fuel Form

NRIC is coordinating INL activities necessary for irradiation testing of a new fuel form from BWXT: uranium nitride tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) fuel.

NRIC Staff Visit Abilene Christian University

Representatives from the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) recently visited Abilene Christian University to tour the school’s Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Laboratory (NEXT Lab).

Meet the Experts Supporting TerraPower’s Advanced Reactor Development

NRIC supports companies like TerraPower by facilitating partnerships between the private and public sector to enable the technology demonstrations and eventual deployment of advanced reactor projects like Natrium.

Armenian Nuclear Agency Visits INL

The National Reactor Innovation Center hosted a visit for Armenia’s Nuclear Radiation and Safety Center to Idaho National Laboratory.

NRIC Tech Talk: Stakeholder Engagement

This webinar will include perspectives from NRC applicants, to provide insights to potential new applicants preparing to navigate the NRC licensing process.

NRIC Director Speaks at Alternative Energy Series Event

NRIC's Ashley Finan spoke about the future of nuclear energy at INL during the Teton County Library's Alternative Energy Series.

Energy Futures Finance Forum Tours INL

NRIC welcomed the Energy Futures Finance Forum (EF3) in November to tour demonstration and testing facilities at Idaho National Laboratory.

How NRIC Is Helping Advance Technology for the Nuclear Power Industry

“Our vision is to support the demonstration of at least two advanced reactors by the end of 2025, in order to reestablish U.S. nuclear energy leadership, and to be supporting commercial advanced nuclear by 2030, so that we can be providing abundant clean energy to the world,” Dr. Ashley Finan…

DOE and ABS Launch New Studies on Nuclear Energy for Commercial Ships

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded ABS a contract to research barriers to the adoption of advanced nuclear propulsion on commercial vessels. The $800,000 research project, which was awarded by the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy last year, is now being formally contracted through its U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development funding...

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. Awarded Access to NRIC Resource Team Program at INL

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (“NANO Nuclear”) is pleased to announce that the Company has been awarded 200 hours of subject matter expert (SME) support at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) as part of the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) Resource Team program.