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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 16-Jun-2025 01:09 ET (16-Jun-2025 05:09 GMT/UTC)

TETI 2.0: Understanding nuclear fuel behavior at the atomic level

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

The degradation of a nuclear fuel’s thermal conductivity is a challenge for efficient nuclear energy operations, but the Center for Thermal Energy Transport under Irradiation (TETI) is helping researchers are learning that this degradation can be mitigated by designing the chemistry and structure of the fuel.

A FORCE to be reckoned with: Computer modeling for optimal energy partnerships

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Integrating nuclear power into broader energy systems, including renewable energy sources and heat-intensive industries, could improve flexibility and unlock revenue streams for nuclear power producers.

Watching trends: How INL Helps the NRC model risk and reliability

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Supporters of nuclear energy tout the safety and reliability of nuclear power, and data supports their claims.

Mobile supercomputer of the future: INL researchers explore connecting data centers to microgrids, microreactors

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Roughly 30,000 data centers dot the landscape in the United States and Europe. These computer facilities serve functions as varied as modeling and simulation, cloud-based applications, artificial intelligence and weather forecasting.

Intern develops technology to find EV charging vulnerabilities

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Idaho National Laboratory intern Jake Guidry has developed a cybersecurity research tool that could improve the security of electric vehicle charging.

Global Learning Collaboration: International Researchers, Visitors Connect At INL

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Idaho National Laboratory’s International Researcher and Visitor Program drives cross-cultural exchange and promotes collaboration with worldwide scientists and academia inspiring creativity within INL’s scientific community.

EMA partner organizations selected among awardees for federal grant to study consent-based siting

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This release has been removed upon request of the submitting institution. Please contact Cammi L. Ottesen (Cammi.Ottesen@inl.gov) for more information.

Shoshone-Bannock tribes, Idaho National Laboratory begin irrigation modernization case study

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is partnering with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes to modernize the Fort Hall, Idaho-based irrigation system.

The tool to build a better battery

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Batteries play a pivotal role in the world’s mission to reach net-zero carbon emissions, from electric vehicles to grid-scale electricity storage to home use.

How molten salt could be the lifeblood of tomorrow’s nuclear energy

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Molten salt has caught the eye of the nuclear industry as an ideal working fluid for reactor cooling, energy transfer, fueling and fission product absorption.

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