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National laboratory engineers have studied nuclear reactor designs fueled or cooled by molten salt since the 1950s.
INL operates 3 types of nuclear reactors: test, demonstration and commercial power reactors.
Includes only companies that are engaged in formal licensing or pre-licensing activities with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for power-producing reactors.
MSL for Nuclear instrumentation is designed for irradiation experiments and advanced reactors and include a collection of laboratory spaces, equipment and capabilities.
A facility for researchers and technology developers to test new microreactor concepts.
SPHERE can be broadly used to test microreactor structures and subsystems. SPHERE supports a variety of testing, tool development and experimental needs.
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Battelle Energy Alliance manages INL for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy
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