Updates

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

November 28, 2022

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

NRIC Staff Visit Abilene Christian University

November 28, 2022

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

Meet the Experts Supporting TerraPower’s Advanced Reactor Development

November 28, 2022

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

Armenian Nuclear Agency Visits INL 

November 28, 2022

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

NRIC Tech Talk: Stakeholder Engagement

December 6, 2022

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

December 6, 2022

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

November 28, 2022

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

November 17, 2022

“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…

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

August 16, 2022

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.

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

August 17, 2022

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...

US program aims to cut nuclear construction costs

July 20, 2021

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a multi-million-dollar program to develop three technologies, already common within other industries, to reign in ballooning nuclear power plant construction costs.

Building nuclear plants faster and in a more affordable way

July 19, 2021

There is a lot of buzz around advanced reactors, and for good reason, according to Ashley Finan, director of the Department of Energy’s National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC). In the article 3 Ways to Make Nuclear Power Plants Faster and More Affordable to Build, published earlier this month on the DOE’s website...