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30-Apr-2020
Commercial alloy qualified for new use, expanding nuclear operating temperature
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
A team at Idaho National Laboratory in collaboration with groups at Argonne and Oak Ridge national laboratories, as well as industry consultants and international partners, has for the first time in 30 years gotten a new material, Alloy 617, into the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
21-Apr-2020
Advancing high temperature electrolysis: Splitting water to store energy as hydrogen
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Recently, researchers at Idaho National Laboratory developed a new electrode material for an electrochemical cell that can efficiently convert excess electricity and water into hydrogen. When demand for electricity increases, the electrochemical cell is reversible, converting hydrogen back into electricity for the grid. The hydrogen could also be used as fuel for heat, vehicles or other applications.
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- Nature Communications
18-Jul-2019
Unraveling the secrets of geopolymers
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
We know the beginning: dead sea life on the bottom of the ocean. And we know the end: petroleum, the result of heat and intense pressure acting on that organic matter over eons. But exactly how you get from start to finish is still a mystery. Solving that riddle could improve many industries.
17-Jul-2019
Idaho researchers discover, correct decades-old nuclear measurement error
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
A recent discovery by researchers at Idaho National Laboratory could correct a decades-old error important in the field of nuclear data. The correction could aid scientists studying fallout from nuclear detonations or experimental nuclear fuels for advanced reactors.
11-Jun-2019
Better graphite modeling could speed up licensing
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
As part of licensing, reactor vendors must show that the grade of graphite they're using can take the heat -- and the rest of the environment in a nuclear plant. Proving that could now be easier, thanks to a model developed at Idaho National Laboratory.
5-Jun-2019
A growing use for invasive plants
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
While the fight against invasive species can seem at times a losing battle, researchers at Idaho National Laboratory are finding ways to tip the scales. Transforming certain invasive plants into renewable biofuels puts the unwanted plants to good use and reduces the net energy costs of mitigation efforts.
21-May-2019
Readying nuclear plants for a new power landscape
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
To find solutions that could help keep power reactors in business, the Light Water Reactor Sustainability team is looking at how nuclear plants can reduce operating costs through innovation in business processes and implementation of new technology.
7-May-2019
Turning municipal wastewater into bioenergy
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
A researcher at Idaho National Laboratory has developed a novel way to grow cyanobacteria for bioenergy, while at the same time cleaning up water from wastewater treatment plants.
8-Apr-2019
New breakthroughs in high temperature measurement technology
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
Until recently, it has been impossible to directly measure temperatures inside nuclear reactor cores. Idaho National Laboratory's High-Temperature Irradiation-Resistant Thermocouple (HTIR-TC) solves that problem. It faithfully provides nearly continuous, nearly instantaneous temperature readings from inside the reactor.