Tag: nuclear power

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has developed a new device called THOR, which is being used to test advanced reactor fuel experiments. The device was developed as part of a collaboration between the United States and Japan, a partnership spanning the last 20 years. For the first time in more than two decades, researchers will be […]

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On Thursday, August 13, the CleanTech Alliance hosted the first ever virtual debate and wine tasting, sponsored by K&L Gates. First, Jon Okun from the CleanTech Alliance welcomed everyone and introduced Endre Szalay from K&L Gates. Endre spoke briefly about the debate series and introduced the winemaker who provided the tasting kits for attendees, Terry […]

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(Sequim, WA–June 13, 2018)  For the first time, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and LCW Supercritical Technologies have created five grams of yellowcake — a powdered form of uranium used to produce fuel for nuclear power production — using acrylic fibers to extract it from seawater. “This is a significant milestone,” said Gary Gill, […]

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Jul 24, 2014 |By M. Mitchell Waldrop and Nature magazine *The full article includes reference to Tri Alpha Energy and General Fusion. Helion Energy in Redmond, Washington is developing a linear colliding-beam reactor that would be small enough to be carried on the back of a large truck. The Helion reactor will fire a steady stream of plasmoids from each […]

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By Mary Beckman, PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. – When nuclear fuel gets recycled, the process releases radioactive krypton and xenon gases. Naturally occurring uranium in rock contaminates basements with the related gas radon. A new porous material called CC3 effectively traps these gases, and research appearing July 20 in Nature Materials shows how: by breathing enough to […]

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Four new nuclear reactors are under construction in the U.S., the first plants to be built in 30 years. Yet U.S. Secretary of EnergyErnest Moniz says when it comes to nuclear power in the U.S., “the long term trajectory remains quite uncertain.” Moniz speaks to Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson on a wide range of energy issues […]

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Source:  John Cook, Geekwire, March 23, 2012. Bill Gates is a supporter of nuclear power and thinks we will likely see a nuclear reactor from TerraPower in2022.  Gates has funded the company with Intellectual Ventures founder Nathan Myhrvold.  The reactor will likely be built outside of the U.S. due to the difficulty in obtaining permits.  […]

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