DOE Pilot Program Targets Three Nuclear Test Reactors for 2026 Criticality Under Department Authorization
by Sonal Patel from POWER Magazine on (#6Y7TR)
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a novel pilot program that will allow private developers to build and operate full-scale advanced nuclear test reactors outside of the national laboratory system, without a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Through a new authorization model grounded in the Atomic Energy Act and a Trump-era [...]
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