Industry Accomplishment

Approval milestone for U.S. microreactor project

The Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis establishes the preliminary safety basis for a criticality test of the reactor, documenting how the design meets the US Department of Energy's (DOE) requirements for hazard analysis, accident mitigation, and operational controls. Approval of the Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis means Deployable Energy is now positioned to complete final preparations for its upcoming demonstration, including commissioning and startup activities under DOE oversight, the company said.

Deployable Energy secures PDSA approval for Unity Microreactor, advancing toward demonstration

Deployable Energy today announced that it has received approval of its Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA) for its Unity microreactor criticality test, marking a critical milestone in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) safety authorization process and enabling the company to proceed toward reactor demonstration.

Historic Idaho EBR-II Dome transformed into nation’s first microreactor test bed

The historic Experimental Breeder Reactor-II dome at Idaho National Laboratory in Arco has been transformed into the nation's newest nuclear testing site. The facility will operate as the world's first purpose-built test bed for fueled microreactors.

Oklo to integrate AI reactor workflows

Oklo has announced a Strategic Partnership Project (SPP) with Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA), the managing contractor for the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), to integrate advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into the design and engineering workflows of next-generation nuclear infrastructure including advanced reactor and fuel-system design work.

Oklo and Idaho National laboratory to employ AI-enabled reactor design for advanced nuclear systems

Strategic Partnership Project to apply INL’s Prometheus AI platform to accelerate reactor and fuel-system design workflows in support of the federal government’s Genesis Mission, including work related to Oklo’s Pluto reactor

Clean Core’s fuel test complete at INL’s ATR

Clean Core Thorium Energy has announced the completion of its nearly two-year ANEEL fuel irradiation testing and qualification campaign at Idaho National Laboratory.

ISU, NuCube Energy selected for federal nuclear launch pad program

The next generation of nuclear energy technology could be taking shape in Pocatello after Idaho State University and NuCube Energy were selected for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad USA Program.
CCTE’s ANEEL fuel successfully reached more than 60 GWd/MTU of burnup in the INL’s Advanced Test Reactor, marking the completion of a multiple year irradiation test and validating the potential of the thorium-HALEU fuel cycle.

Oklo launch nuclear AI partnership

Oklo, NVIDIA, and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have announced a strategic collaboration to advance nuclear fuel validation and support the development of nuclear-powered AI factories.

National Reactor Innovation Center accepting Launch Pad applications

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy and the National Reactor Innovation Center have officially opened the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad’s request for applications.