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Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cladding: Innovative Materials Enhance Fleet Safety and Performance
Arizona Public Service is the latest nuclear utility with confirmed plans to install hydrogen production capacity, an investment decision that is based on analysis conducted under the Department of Energy’s H2@Scale program and backed by a $20 million DOE award.
Idaho successfully tests robot to help retrieve radioactive waste
A team with the Department of Energy’s Idaho Cleanup Project successfully tested robotic equipment being developed to retrieve radioactive calcine, a granular solid waste, at the Idaho...
As I watched the coverage of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s earthly farewell, I reflected on being too young to remember his presidency yet being impacted many years later. A man of...
Garrish up for repeat term as DOE’s nuclear energy secretary
Theodore “Ted” Garrish—who has spent more than four decades working in nuclear—is President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for...
UC San Diego joins General Atomics–led fusion collaborative
The University of California–San Diego has joined a new research collaborative focused on overcoming critical obstacles in developing and scaling up inertial fusion power plants. Led by San...
New DOE leader wants to unleash American energy dominance
Energy secretary Chris Wright outlined his priorities and plans this week, including a focus on modernizing nuclear power and “taking the politics out” of energy discussions, especially as...
An open letter to Chris Wright
Dear Secretary Wright:On behalf of the U.S. nuclear professional community, I offer our sincere congratulations to you on your becoming the secretary of energy.By now, I’m sure you have...
Los Alamos begins project to remove historic facility
Work has started at the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico to deactivate, decommission, and remove the Ion Beam Facility, which played a role in research and...
INL joins with Idaho universities on advanced projects
New Strategic Understanding for Premier Education and Research (SUPER) agreements signed by Idaho National Laboratory, Boise State University, and University of Idaho will foster collaboration...
U.S. Senate confirms Chris Wright as energy secretary
The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Chris Wright, President Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Energy. The confirmation vote was 59–38. Eight Democrats, including both senators...
American Nuclear Society welcomes Senate confirmation of Chris Wright as U.S. Secretary of Energy
Statement from ANS on Chris Wright's confirmation to head the Department of Energy
Washington, D.C. — The American Nuclear Society (ANS) issued the following statement:"The American Nuclear Society congratulates Chris Wright on his confirmation as the 17th U.S. Secretary...