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DOE announces funding for three advanced reactor builds

October 21, 2020May 11, 2021 by admin

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected two teams—one led by TerraPower in partnership with GE Hitachi, building a 345 MWe sodium fast reactor with a molten salt energy

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Nuclear ‘Power Balls’ May Make Meltdowns a Thing of the Past

June 30, 2020August 8, 2020 by admin

Wired Magazine dives deep on TRISO pebble fuel, which consists of particles of an alien-looking fuel with built-in safety features that will safely power a new generation of high-temperature reactors.

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