Industry Accomplishment

First-of-a-kind microreactor test bed open for business

DOME for short, will enable rapid development, testing and demonstration of privately developed advanced nuclear reactors.

Antares moves closer to criticality test of its microreactor at INL

The advanced nuclear energy company Antares Industries is one big step closer toward going critical with its Mark-0 demonstration microreactor before July 4 at Idaho National Laboratory.

DOME, world’s first nuclear reactor test bed, ready for privately developed advanced reactors

The highly anticipated National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) test bed is open for business. DOME, located at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is a first-of-its-kind microreactor test bed that will enable rapid development, testing and demonstration of privately developed advanced nuclear reactors. The test bed will play a role in reinvigorating the American nuclear energy industry and meeting the nation’s need to produce abundant, affordable and reliable power.

Oklo provides updates on DOE, NRC approvals

On March 17, Oklo released a series of four press releases in the span of a few hours containing some of the first substantial updates the company has given on its various approval processes with the Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission since January. Specifically, Oklo announced that it has received two nuclear safety design agreement (NSDA) approvals from the DOE and a materials license from the NRC.

Licensing of Oklo pilot reactor facilities advances

Nuclear technology company Oklo has received US Department of Energy approval for the Nuclear Safety Design Agreements for both its first Aurora powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory and Atomic Alchemy's Groves Isotopes Test Reactor in Texas. Atomic Alchemy has also been granted issued a materials licence for the isotope reactor.

US establishes Nuclear Energy Launch Pad

Nuclear power plant receives federal approval for reactor construction

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Wednesday that it has awarded TerraPower a construction permit for its Natrium nuclear power plant outside Kemmerer, a key step in bringing the next-generation project to southwestern Wyoming.

NRIC Launch Pad to Take National Innovation to the Next Level

INL unveils $15M molten salt testing capability for advanced reactors

A new research capability for advanced reactors at INL, known as the Molten Salt Thermophysical Examination Capability (MSTEC), was officially unveiled.

National Reactor Innovation Center opens Molten Salt Thermophysical Examination Capability at INL

The National Reactor Innovation Center’s Molten Salt Thermophysical Examination Capability is set to begin operation in March, marking a pivotal step toward advancing reactor and fuel cycle technologies. NRIC officially unveiled the capability today during a small ceremony. It was attended by the MSTEC engineering and design team, along with leadership from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy and INL.