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US: Marvel nuclear reactor closer to achieving 'criticality' with key safety approval
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has officially greenlit a critical safety blueprint for ...
Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have developed a compact reactivity control system for the MARVEL sodium-potassium-cooled microreactor.
For decades, light water reactors have used control rods to regulate the fission reaction that powers a nuclear plant. The rods move vertically in and out of the core and are made of mat. . .
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US swaps nuclear rods for high-precision control drums in next-gen reactor design
Engineers at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have reached a critical milestone in the ...
The DOE has approved INL’s MARVEL microreactor for a 2027 dry criticality test, with full-power operations expected by 2028.
Top of an RBMK at the Leningrad plant. Control panels of a pre-digitalization nuclear plant look quite daunting, with countless dials, buttons and switches that all make perfect sense to a trained ...
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US swaps nuclear rods for ultra-precise control drums in new reactors
Idaho National Laboratory researchers have built the first microreactor control system in decades, replacing the traditional ...
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