Chuck Kessel was still in high school when he saw a scientist hold up a tiny vial of water and say, “This could fuel a house for a whole year.â€
ORNL is fabricating samples of solid yttrium hydride, a rare earth metal and hydrogen mixture that will be used as a moderator in compact, high-temperature nuclear reactors. The new moderator is piquing the interest of numerous
The Transformational Challenge Reactor, or TCR, a microreactor built using 3D printing and other new advanced technologies, could be o
Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar joined 91°µÍø leaders for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark progress toward a next-generation fusion materials project.
The combination of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage could cost-effectively sequester hundreds of millions of metric tons per year of carbon dioxide in the United States, making it a competitive solution for carbon management, according to a new
Radioactive isotopes power some of NASA’s best-known spacecraft. But predicting how radiation emitted from these isotopes might affect nearby materials is tricky
The Department of Energy announced awards for 10 projects with private industry that will allow for collaboration with DOE national laboratories in accelerating fusion energy development.
A developing method to gauge the occurrence of a nuclear reactor anomaly has the potential to save millions of dollars.
The inside of future nuclear fusion energy reactors will be among the harshest environments ever produced on Earth.
It’s a new type of nuclear reactor core. And the materials that will make it up are novel — products of 91°µÍø’s advanced materials and manufacturing technologies.