2023 Archives

GEN IV Webinar – The Nuclear Workforce of the Future

The Nuclear Workforce of the Future – Opportunities and Needs for the International Nuclear Sector with Mr. Callum Thomas GEN IV WEBINAR – 8:30 am EDT October 31, 2023 Although nuclear energy is by far the largest producer of carbon free electricity on the planet, and nuclear applications in healthcare have been saving lives for decades, most people go through life unaware of the career opportunities within the nuclear sector. The need to attract and retain talented people within the

GEN IV Webinar – EPRI Virtual Reality Training with Mr. Robert Eller

GEN IV WEBINAR – 8:30 am EDT September 27, 2023 Effective training for employees is an ongoing need for utilities, whether it is for new hires, or personnel changing jobs, new equipment and processes, or changes in the industry. Virtual Reality (VR) training is being used more prominently across many industries and has been shown in certain cases to improve results related to safety, quality, operations, and cost savings. This presentation will cover how we can use VR training in

Metatomic Molten Salt Immersed Hydrochlorination Subsystem Characterization, Metomic

Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) will provide the requisite expertise and spent fuel handling capability to enable the laboratory scale assessment and demonstration. The data generated at laboratory scale would provide confirmation of feasibility and basis for scaling to an industrial scale capability.

Assessment of NuScale SMR Steam Heat Augmentation for Chemical Plant Decarbonization, NuScale Power

NuScale will partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to perform a techno-economic analysis of a NuScale plant with a novel heat augmentation system for application to a commercial scale chemical production facility to help understand the functional requirements for the system and determine best ways to integrate with the facility.

GAIN announces fourth round FY 2023 Nuclear Energy Voucher recipient

The Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) announced today that two companies will be provided a GAIN Nuclear Energy (NE) Voucher to accelerate the innovation and application of advanced nuclear technologies. NE vouchers provide advanced nuclear technology innovators with access to the extensive nuclear research capabilities and expertise available across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory complex. This is the fourth award for FY 2023.

2nd Molten Salt Bootcamp

University of California, Berkeley September 6-8, 2023 What to expect: Three days of lectures, discussions and hands-on activities on multi-disciplinary aspects of molten salt science and technology supported by world experts. Who should apply: Graduate students, postdocs and professionals with interest in molten salts. Previous experience is not necessary, but selected participants will be required to complete an introductory class ahead of the bootcamp. Agenda: Participants will work on group projects throughout the bootcamp to explore the concepts learnt.

GEN IV Webinar – Off-gas Xenon Detection and Management in Support of Molten Salt Reactors

Off-gas Xenon Detection and Management in Support of Molten Salt Reactors with Dr. Hunter Andrews and Dr. Praveen Thallapally GEN IV WEBINAR – 8:30 am EDT July 26, 2023 Many molten salt reactor designs involve the circulation of a cover gas to remove evolved fission products and maintain an inert atmosphere. The cover gas leaving the reactor core is expected to contain noble and non-noble gases, aerosols, volatile species, tritium, and other radionuclides. To remove these radioactive gases, developing a

Salt to Metal to Salt Heat Transfer in Narrow Fuel Pins, Moltex Energy

The objective of this project is to understand heat transfer for the novel molten fuel salt pin in a molten salt core concept. Heat transfer due to natural convection driven flow is a very complex phenomenon owing to the range of active length scales.

ICP-MS for Analysis of Lithium Isotopic Ratios in Materials Highly Enriched in 7Li, Kairos Power

The goal of this project would be to evaluate performance capabilities of instruments and develop standardized hardware configurations and operating procedures to analyze lithium isotopic ratios to support production of Flibe coolant that is highly enriched in 7Li.

PIE-Enabled Study of Aqueous Corrosion & Zr Hydriding in Cr-Coated Cladding, Westinghouse

The objective of this project is to enhance understanding of aqueous corrosion and hydrogen transport for Zr hydride formation in Cr-coated claddings, as a function of the Cr-coating deposition method (cold spray (CS) or physical vapor deposition (PVD)).

Voucher Year: 2023