DOE Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for Versatile Test Reactor
DOE today released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the construction of the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR). The proposed VTR will be a…
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Kairos Power Joins with Bruce Power, Constellation, Southern Company and TVA to Form Advanced Nuclear Development Consortium
Kairos Power has assembled leading North American utilities and generating companies to launch an advanced nuclear development consortium named Kairos…
OPG, TVA Partner on New Nuclear Technology Development
Two of North America's leading nuclear utilities unveiled a pioneering partnership to develop advanced nuclear technology as an integral part of a cle…
TVA Board Nominees Support Clean Energy Options as Federal Utility Plans Coal Retirements
As the Tennessee Valley Authority is considering options for replacing two coal-fired power plants, three nominees to the federal power utility's boar…
X-energy’s TRISO-X Selects Oak Ridge Horizon Center for First Commercial Advanced Reactor Fuel Fabrication Facility in North America
TRISO-X LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-energy LLC, has selected the Horizon Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee as the site for its co…
Opportunity to Comment on Kairos Power’s Hermes Project Environmental Impact
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public input on environmental issues pertaining to Kairos Power’s construction permit application…
Smithsonian Exhibit Honors ORNL’s Amy Elliott with Life-Sized Statue Recognizing Women in STEM
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist Amy Elliott is one of 120 women featured in a new exhibit, IfThenSheCan, at the Smithsonian to commemorate Wo…
EM Releases Updated Strategic Vision Outlining Coming Decade of Accomplishments
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) today released its Strategic Vision 2022-2032, a bluep…
ORNL, TVA partner to drive decarbonization, explore carbon-free technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tennessee Valley Authority, or TVA, are joining forces to advance decarbonizat…
Clinch River Nuclear Site – Draft PEIS Public Comment Period Open
TVA has published the Clinch River Nuclear Site Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technology Park Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (CRN PEIS).…