Updates
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...
3 Ways to Make Nuclear Power Plants Faster and More Affordable to Build
July 8, 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy is launching an initiative through the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) that I’m deeply passionate about. It’s going to transform the nuclear energy industry without even splitting a single atom. There’s a lot of buzz around advanced reactors, and for good reason. They of...
DOE and GE Hitachi Team Up to Lower Costs of Building New Nuclear Reactors
July 7, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $5.8 million in funding to develop three construction technologies that together can reduce the cost of new nuclear builds by more than 10 percent. “Construction costs and schedule overruns have plagued new nuclear builds for decades,” said Dr. ...