NRC ‘indicates acceptance’ of Kairos safety evaluation
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a draft safety evaluation report indicating its initial acceptance of Kairos Power's source term…
Category: Energy
Granholm Visits Oak Ridge-learns about ORNL wireless charging, batteries
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited Oak Ridge early this week. She began her day discussing DOE's special relationship with the Oak Ridge …
NASA Reveals 10 Year Plan to Put a Nuclear Reactor on The Moon
As part of the NASA-led Artemis program, astronauts are returning to the lunar environment as soon as 2024, with a view to ultimately establishing a l…
Electric vehicles dominate list of efficient cars in 2022 Fuel Economy Guide
ORNL has released the federal government’s new 2022 Fuel Economy Guide. The report provides the latest fuel efficiency stats and money-saving tips f…
Oklo Teams with Centrus to Produce U.S.-based Fuel Supply
Oklo Inc. and Centrus Energy Corp. have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to cooperate in the deployment of a High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HA…
Polymer discovery gives 3D-printed sand super strength
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a novel polymer to bind and strengthen silica sand for binder jet a…
ANS Urges Congress to Address Availability of HALEU for Advanced Reactor Fuel
Congress needs to take swift action to build a domestic supply of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to fuel advanced reactors, the American Nucl…
TVA Creates ‘In Charge: Life with an Electric Vehicle’ Video Series
The 'In Charge: Life with an Electric Vehicle Series' was created to engage and inform consumers on the many benefits of EVs. Watch the five-episode s…
Viewpoint: Demonstration AND test reactors: both are necessary for innovation
The impacts of climate change are playing out in real-time all over the world, including in the United States. Oppressive heat domes have blanketed mo…
High-Power Wireless Vehicle Charging Technology Licensed by HEVO
DOE's ORNL has licensed its wireless charging technology for electric vehicles to Brooklyn-based HEVO. The system provides the world’s highest power…