Digital engineering to advance nuclear energy deployment
The National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC), is committed to demonstrating at least two advanced nuclear reactors by 2025.
Idaho researchers help Wyoming trailblaze energy, manufacturing frontiers
Wyoming’s leadership in the nation’s energy future was the topic of this year’s Frontiers Project Meeting Oct. 7 in Jackson, Wyoming.
Supporting innovation with automation: INL researcher develops autonomous hot cell tool
An INL researcher has designed a robotic system to autotomize post-irradiation examination using a hot cell at Idaho National Laboratory.
Simulation Code Probes Microscale Mysteries of Advanced Manufacturing
INL’s MALAMUTE simulation code gives researchers a new perspective on advanced manufacturing techniques that could reduce the environmental impact of producing high-performance materials.
New laboratory to explore the quantum mysteries of nuclear materials
Now, Idaho National Laboratory researchers are planning to explore the frontiers of quantum mechanics with a new synthesis laboratory that can work with radioactive elements such as uranium and thorium.
Energy analysis moves beyond economics, technology to find the best fit for communities
A new initiative led by Idaho National Laboratory is working to accelerate the clean energy transition. The Emerging Energy Market Analysis (EMA) was formed with the University of Alaska, Boise State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, and the University of Wyoming.
Mobile supercomputer of the future: INL researchers explore connecting data centers to microgrids, microreactors
Roughly 30,000 data centers dot the landscape in the United States and Europe. These computer facilities serve functions as varied as modeling and simulation, cloud-based applications, artificial intelligence and weather forecasting. They are the brains of search engines and social media platforms, and they help engineers design the automobiles and airplanes of the future. In […]
Laboratory experts help states learn more about advanced nuclear deployment
Idaho National Laboratory is poised to lend its deep bench of experts to a new resource for states wanting to learn more about advanced nuclear energy deployment. The Advanced Nuclear State Collaborative, launched in February, has already received interest from 23 states. Now states have a platform for peer-to-peer discussions and one-stop easy access to […]
First-of-a-kind technology: INL demonstrates mobile hot cell for radioactive source recovery
A crowd gathers around a black wooden box that resembles a short refrigerator, waiting for the motion of a pair of robotic arms sitting just outside the box. When the arms move, a wave of excited energy in the room at Idaho National Laboratory conveys how this simple action may alter the future of international […]
New study examines US markets for microreactors
Developers seeking to deploy advanced nuclear reactors can find high market potential in states with energy-intensive industries, nuclear-friendly laws, and widespread social acceptance – factors outlined in a new report by researchers at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The report, “Microreactor Applications in U.S. Markets,” evaluated state-level legal, regulatory, economic and technology implications for microreactor applications […]
