by Emily | Mar 17, 2026 | Clean Energy News, Nuclear
Idaho National Laboratory photo: rendering of the MARVEL microreactor Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho Operations Office approved a key safety document for the MARVEL microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory. The approved document, called a...
by Emily | Mar 12, 2026 | Clean Energy News, Nuclear
Journalists from several media outlets toured the Nuclear Science Center in advance of the 65th anniversary of the reactor’s first activation, learning about WSU’s continuing commitment to research, training and America’s energy future (photo by Bob Hubner, WSU Photo...
by Emily | Feb 10, 2026 | Clean Energy News, Nuclear
Nuclear power station with steaming cooling towers and blooming canola field. Late last week, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy awarded over $19 million to five U.S. companies to research and develop recycling technologies for used...
by Emily | Feb 3, 2026 | Clean Energy News, Nuclear
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Photo The Hanford Site recently began immobilizing low-activity, radioactive waste by converting it into glass: a process known as vitrification. The successful start-up of Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant will...
by Emily | Dec 4, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Nuclear
A mockup of a fuel bundle for TerraPower’s Natrium reactor. (TerraPower Photo) Nuclear power company TerraPower has passed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff’s final safety evaluation for a permit to build a reactor in Wyoming. The Washington-based company backed...
by Emily | Oct 21, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Education, Nuclear
Renderings of the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility, a planned nuclear plant near Richland, Wash., that is a partnership of Amazon, X-energy and Energy Northwest. (X-energy Illustration) Last year, Amazon announced agreements to preserve existing and support the...
