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Should the Pentagon Invest in Microreactors?

(imaginima/Getty Images; NASA)It’s not clear whether the Department of Defense should continue to develop new types of microreactors — primarily because …

Nuclear Reactor

Agreements for Microreactor Deployment in Finland and Further Afield

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Finland's Lappeenranta University of Technology to explore the dep…

Researchers Complete Digital Twin Tests on a Simulated Microreactor

Researchers at the Energy Department’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) recently performed their first digital twin test of a simulated microreactor.

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US DoD Greenlights Mobile Nuclear Microreactor Pilot in Idaho

The US Department of Defense has announced that its Strategic Capabilities Office will go ahead with its plan to build and demonstrate a small nuclear reactor c…

SMR

Canadian government invests in third SMR technology

The Canadian government is to invest CAD27.2 million (USD21.6 million) in Westinghouse Electric Canada Inc to support its next-generation eVinci microreactor.

Nuclear Reactor

Oklo has a Plan to Make Tiny Nuclear Reactors that Run off Nuclear Waste

The face of nuclear energy is changing, and one of the companies working to redefine what nuclear energy looks like is Oklo.

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US Defense Department Eyes 2022 for Microreactor Build Decision

The DOD needs a mobile, reliable, sustainable, and resilient power source which does not require a long logistics tail, said Waksman, who is programme manager f…

Nuclear Policy

US Order Promotes SMRs for Space Exploration and Defence

This includes directives to demonstrate the use of microreactors on military bases and also to ensure a viable US-origin supply of high-assay low-enriched urani…

Energy Technology

Researchers Pioneer Groundbreaking Hydrogen Technology

Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK have transformed optical fibres into photocatalytic microreactors that convert water into hydrogen fuel u…

Micro Reactor

US Defense Department Awards Microreactor Contracts

The US Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded contracts to BWX Technologies Inc, Westinghouse Government Services and X-energy LLC to each begin design work on…