Westinghouse Electric Company and Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed and performed an experiment to develop a non-destructive assay measurement method that addressed the challenges of the volumetric deposits within the large ventilation system housings.
The objective of this project was to provide FEI with design recommendations for the implementation of nuclear material accountancy and enable FEI to meet its sustainability and operational goals for the LFTR.
Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor (LFTR) Preliminary Safeguards Assessment, Flibe Energy Read More »
The goal of this project was to develop a method for analyzing the oxygen content using a commercial inert gas fusion analyzer. This included the development of a calibration curve for the method, quantification of its performance, and testing on FLiBe samples from several sources, including ORNL-produced FLiBe as well as Kairos Power Flibe.
Chemical Method Development for Quantifying Oxygen in Beryllium Salts, Kairos Power Read More »
The objective of this project was to determine if currently available technology can be used to modernize the PSP to a level of cost-effectiveness to realize the potential cost saving in the nuclear fuel cycle.
General Electric-Hitachi, Argonne National Laboratory and the Idaho National Laboratory provided improved operational guidance for the current and advanced BWR off-gas system designs and identified off-gas system design improvements for use in BWR SMRs.
Integrated Nuclear Hybrid Energy System, Eastman Chemical Co. Read More »
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) worked with Westinghouse Electric Co. to optimize AFA steels for applications specific to LFRs, as reliable materials for key components such as fuel rod cladding, heat exchangers, reactor internals and the reactor vessel.
This project will enable NexDefense to evaluate their existing software on a production nuclear test bed, hence laying the path for future commercial adoption.
Nuclear Cybersecurity Initiative, NexDefense Inc. Read More »
The objective of this project is to develop Terrestrial Energy USA’s high temperature gamma thermometer (HTGT) that will accurately determine IMSR® power levels under all normal and off-normal reactor operating conditions. The HTGT will ensure safe and effective control of IMSR® reactor-core power and will be applicable to other MSR designs.
Oklo Inc. (Oklo) partnered with Argonne National Laboratory to accelerate the development of open-source and modern simulation tools. The project has an industry-wide impact since it advances the state-of-art simulation to design and build advanced reactor systems.
The objective of this project is to characterize Urbix Resources’ purified graphite powder, fabricate solid specimens of graphite matrix material, and conduct post-fabrication testing for properties determination. By decreasing feedstock cost, production time, and environmental impact, Urbix Resources expects to achieve competitive nuclear graphite grades at a discounted price.
Nuclear Grade Graphite Powder Feedstock Development, Urbix Resources Read More »
