From Pilot to Launch: DOE Names First Four Nuclear Energy Launch Pad Developers

The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Nuclear Energy and the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) have announced the first four developers selected for the freshly launched Nuclear Energy Launch Pad—a restructured deployment-support initiative that succeeds the DOE’s Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program and broadens federal assistance to cover the full nuclear […]

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Unity Nuclear Battery microreactor concept from Deployable Energy, a factory‑built, 1‑MWe, helium‑cooled unit using 4.95% enriched UO₂ fuel and non‑exotic materials, designed as a modular “nuclear battery” that can be transported in standard equipment, configured for multiple cooling options and five‑year refueling cycles, and deployed in arrays for onshore, offshore, and remote applications. Courtesy: Deployable Energy

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