Five members of the Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate’s (FFESD) Spent Fuel Nondestructive Assay Project Team were recognized with Secretary’s Honor Awards. The recognitions were granted by former U.S.
ORNL is getting its first look at nuclear fuel test rods that spent two years in a commercial reactor.
At its Browns Ferry nuclear power plant, the Tennessee Valley Authority is loading four new 3D-printed fuel assembly brackets manufactured by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Framatome.
ORNL is fabricating samples of solid yttrium hydride, a rare earth metal and hydrogen mixture that will be used as a moderator in compact, high-temperature nuclear reactors. The new moderator is piquing the interest of numerous
Oak Ridge National Laboratory successfully 3D printed a salt pump impeller for Kairos Power’s new advanced reactor prototype.