October 5, 2021

How Idaho National Laboratory researchers in the Human Factors and Reliability Department contribute to nuclear industry safety standards. Imagine trying to build a complex machine with an instruction manual written in an unknown language. While it may be possible, it...

September 27, 2021

MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory jointly appoint Dr. Sacit Cetiner to lead Center for Reactor Instrumentation and Sensor Physics The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Nuclear Reactor Laboratory (NRL) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) are pleased to...

September 9, 2021

The latest information about advanced nuclear energy is now a mouse click away. The Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) just unveiled Milestones in Advanced Nuclear, an interactive website that provides the latest news in the U.S. nuclear power...

August 18, 2021

One of the most important challenges in science is determining what elements are present in materials both on earth and in space. Researchers depend on the use of a process known as spectroscopy to examine the characteristic wavelengths of the...

August 11, 2021

Nuclear power plants are complex, depending on intricate mechanical, electrical and nuclear systems to maintain safe and efficient operation. The power plant buildings also must be built to exacting standards, making their construction challenging. It isn’t just nuclear power plants...

July 19, 2021

The July 2021 issue of Nuclear Technology is devoted to MOOSE, the computational framework developed at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) that eases sophisticated analysis of everything from cutting-edge plastics to advanced nuclear fuels. Nuclear Technology is the leading technical publication...

May 24, 2021

Advanced Test Reactor begins major overhaul to replace core components The Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) at Idaho National Laboratory is getting an overhaul that will shut it down for nine months, an outage that occurs about every 10 years on...

February 17, 2021

Researchers spend a lot of time studying uranium dioxide, or UO2, for a good reason. It’s the fuel that powers 95 percent of the world’s nuclear reactors. Even so, UO2 can still produce some surprises, such as a 2017 discovery...

February 15, 2021

NASA, national lab take next step to develop dynamic radioisotope power system IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Battelle Energy Alliance LLC, the management and operating contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL), announces the next step in...

February 11, 2021

New webinar series kicks off with digital engineering IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Digital engineering is a powerful tool that can accelerate the demonstration and improve the economics of advanced nuclear energy projects. It also will be the topic of the...