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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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DOE on track to deliver high-burnup SNF to Idaho by 2027
The Department of Energy said it anticipated delivering a research cask of high-burnup spent nuclear fuel from Dominion Energy’s North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia to Idaho National Laboratory by fall 2027. The planned shipment is part of the High Burnup Dry Storage Research Project being conducted by the DOE with the Electric Power Research Institute.
As preparations continue, the DOE said it is working closely with federal agencies as well as tribal and state governments along potential transportation routes to ensure safety, transparency, and readiness every step of the way.
Watch the DOE’s latest video outlining the project here.
Monday, October 7, 2024|7:00AM–5:00PM MDT
Cost: Free
Limited Space: 100 participants
Must be 18 years or older to participate in the tour.
Boxed lunches will be provided on bus.
Last day to submit paperwork: Foreign Nationals: August 19, 2024 & US Citizens: September 25, 2024.
Note: There will not be hotel pickup offered for this event. Guests must meet at 775 MK Simpson Blvd
TOUR REGISTRATION DEADLINE HAS PASSED
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the nation’s nuclear energy laboratory, will be hosting a tour of some of its key “Site” locations, including the National Historic Landmark Experimental Breeder Reactor-I Atomic Museum, the Advanced Test Reactor and the Materials and Fuels Complex.
Experimental Breeder Reactor-I was the first reactor built at what is now Idaho National Laboratory. It was also the first reactor in the world to prove the principle in 1951 that electricity could be supplied from atomic energy. It is therefore known as the world’s first nuclear power plant and is now a museum and registered National Historic Landmark.
The Advanced Test Reactor, a third-generation test reactor, has held the first position on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s list of the most powerful research and test reactors since it first powered up in 1967. In just months, ATR can rapidly age materials duplicating years or even decades of neutron damage an experiment would see in a commercial reactor. This capability makes ATR the national and international materials and fuels irradiation facility of choice.
The Materials and Fuels Complex is the bustling “metropolis” of INL’s 890-square mile site. MFC is a vital component of U.S. nuclear research and development efforts, with capabilities ranging from post-irradiation examination of new fuel types to producing radioisotope power systems that power spacecraft such as the Perseverance Rover on Mars. It is home to the largest inert hot cell in the world as well as two of INL's operating test reactors, the Transient Test Reactor, and the Neutron Radiography Reactor.
Sign up information to come – space will be limited to the first 100!
