Newswise Feature Channel: Nuclear Power

Scientists Design Novel Battery That Runs on Atomic Waste

Ohio State University — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:05:01 EST

Researchers have developed a battery that can convert nuclear energy into electricity via light emission, a new study suggests.

INL's Enduring Mission: How High-Flux Thermal Irradiation Testing Became a Foundation for US Nuclear Leadership

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:10:53 EST

Seventy-five years ago, the sweeping landscape of the Idaho desert over the Snake River Aquifer was a land of sagebrush, brown grass and lava rock. Today, the desert site facilities of Idaho National Laboratory are still home to sagebrush, brown grass and lava rock but also to of some of the world's most cutting-edge nuclear fuel research and reactor prototype development.

Learning in the Gray Zone: Harmful Organizational Learning From Safety Deviations in Nuclear Power Plants

Journal of Business Research — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:15:05 EST

Argonne's Nuclear Energy Research Drives Innovation in Gen-IV Reactor Safety and Efficiency

Argonne National Laboratory — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:30:22 EST

The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is advancing next-generation nuclear energy through state-of-the-art research in sodium-cooled fast reactors. Argonne's METL facility and experiments like THETA support safer, more efficient energy solutions to meet global demands.

On Time, Under Budget: INL Projects Demonstrate Ability to Deliver on Big Nuclear Jobs

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:55:51 EST

Since its days as the National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has focused on proving that what people think can't be done is in fact possible. In the past decade, the lab has repeatedly demonstrated to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the nuclear industry that it can complete large, complicated nuclear projects on time and under budget.

Problem-Solver Chad Parish Advances Materials for Nuclear Safety

Oak Ridge National Laboratory — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:25:33 EST

Chad Parish works in the Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis laboratory at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Using microscopy and microstructural characterization, he reveals the intricate atomic structures of materials essential for developing safer and more economical nuclear reactors.

Los Alamos Conducts First Critical Experiment Using High Assay Low Enriched Uranium in Decades

Los Alamos National Laboratory — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:30:53 EST

A research team at Los Alamos National Laboratory recently performed the first critical experiment with high assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) TRi-structural ISOtropic (TRISO) fuel in four decades at the National Criticality Experiments Research Center (NCERC) in Nevada. It achieved its objective of establishing an advanced reactor testbed.

Nuclear Is Here ... And Here and Here

Oak Ridge National Laboratory — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:55:36 EST

East Tennessee has become the nerve center for a resurgent nuclear industry. Discover why the region, home of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is so attractive to this next generation of nuclear businesses.

INL Hosts Forensics Training for Ukraine to Deter Nuclear Threats

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:50:27 EST

It's a long way from the Donbas region of Ukraine to Idaho, but Ukrainian officials recently made the trip to learn about collecting evidence after a nuclear attack.

New Eyes on Nuclear: Technology Industry Reps, Investment Bankers Visit INL to Learn About Financing Opportunities, Risks

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:40:26 EST

New eyes on nuclear: Technology industry reps, investment bankers visit INL to learn about financing opportunities, risks

Argonne Plays Critical Role in Assessing Small Modular Reactor Applications to Rebuild a Clean Economy in Post-War Ukraine

Argonne National Laboratory — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:55:44 EST

Small modular reactors could play key role in rebuilding a clean economy in post-war Ukraine. Argonne scientists will assess the emerging technology in new research.

ASME Will Help Develop Roadmap to Rebuild, Modernize, and Decarbonize Ukraine's Steel Industry with Small Modular Reactors

ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 09:50:02 EST

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has been selected as one of four implementers to support the Clean Steel Program in Ukraine, a key effort under the Foundational Infrastructure for the Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) Program launched in 2019.

Safer and More Precise Nuclear Plant Dismantlement!

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:54 EST

The research team, led by Dr. In-Deok Park at KIMM, successfully developed an underwater laser cutting technology.

Will Humanity Achieve a Century of Nuclear Peace? New Study Forecasts Nuclear Risk

PAX Sapiens — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:15:24 EST

Since 1945 the world has lived under the threat of nuclear weapons. So far, we have thankfully managed to avoid the disaster caused by a nuclear war. Have we been lucky? As the world faces an increasingly uncertain global security environment, Open Nuclear Network (ONN), a Programme of PAX sapiens, and the Forecasting Research Institute (FRI) have produced a study, with the largest number of nuclear weapons policy experts ever asked to forecast the likelihood of and strategies for preventing nuclear catastrophes.

Argonne Partners with Constellation to Create Tool Ensuring Equal Access to All Clean Energy Initiatives

Argonne National Laboratory — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:00:06 EST

Groundbreaking agreement between Argonne and Constellation helps ensure equitable clean-energy decisions.

Expert Available: NATO Launches Routine Military Exercises Over Western Europe

George Washington University — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:00:14 EST

NATO said the exercise, dubbed "Steadfast Noon," will run for two weeks and is a routine exercise that happens every October. ...

Development of a New Electrolyte Synthesis Method for Next-Generation Fuel Cells: A Step Closer to Green Hydrogen Production

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:00:58 EST

Dr. Ho-Il Ji from the Hydrogen Energy Materials Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that they have developed a new synthesis method that can significantly reduce the sintering temperature required for the densification process of the electrolyte in next-generation high-efficiency protonic ceramic cells.

Using Antimatter to Detect Nuclear Radiation

American Institute of Physics (AIP) — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:00:00 EST

Discerning whether a nuclear reactor is being used to also create material for nuclear weapons is difficult, but capturing and analyzing antimatter particles has shown promise for monitoring what specific nuclear reactor operations are occurring, even from hundreds of miles away. Researchers have developed a detector that exploits Cherenkov radiation, sensing antineutrinos and characterizing their energy profiles from miles away as a way of monitoring activity at nuclear reactors. They proposed to assemble their device in northeast England and detect antineutrinos from reactors from all over the U.K. as well as in northern France.

Expert Available: Three Mile Island Could Reopen as Part of Plan to Help Microsoft Meet Energy Needs

George Washington University — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:00:02 EST

Three Mile Island, the nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania that's been shuttered since 2019, could come back to life to meet Microsoft's energy needs. ...

Hands in the Glove Box

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:05:44 EST

An international collaboration to protect the world from nuclear threats got a boost in 2023 when a visiting researcher brought an understudied plutonium processing chemistry method to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for hands-on research. "It's not trivial to bring an outside researcher to PNNL and get them working in a glove box," said PNNL nuclear forensics scientist and technical group leader Dave Meier.