National Reactor Innovation Center | NRIC

It's been a busy week at #PBNC2024! NRIC staff presented to attendees about the important work we're doing to support #AdvancedNuclear innovators, including preparing new test beds for technology demonstrations and addressing cost and timeline challenges.

The #PBNC2024 is in full swing, and NRIC is well represented! Yesterday COO Brad Tomer discussed the wide range of new technologies in development to help #AdvancedNuclear innovators meet their commercialization goals.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued the draft environmental assessment for the NRIC DOME test bed at Idaho National Laboratory, bringing advanced nuclear deployment one step closer to reality. https://lnkd.in/eH7nTcbu

It's never too early in the morning to talk about #AdvancedNuclear! Come visit us at our booth at the American Nuclear Society Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference in Idaho Falls.

📣 𝘾𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝘿𝘼𝙏𝘼 𝘾𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙎 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙐𝙏𝙄𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙀𝙎 📣 Join us Oct. 28-30 for a workshop to discuss how nuclear energy can be leveraged for low-carbon power for data centers! ⚛️💻 We'll explore data center power needs, technology options, nuclear siting economics, and strategies for community engagement in this rapidly evolving landscape. Attendance is limited. Reach out to lori.braase@inl.gov if you are interested in attending. GAINnuclear + National Reactor Innovation Center | NRIC

NRIC recently visited Radiant's headquarters in El Segundo, California to witness a live demonstration of their passive cooldown test. ⚛️ The test integrates components such as the reactor pressure vessel, graphite core and the helium circulator. It is Radiant’s largest subsystem test to date and mirrors the configuration that is planned to be in their experimental reactor test. Learn more about on Radiant and NRIC: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dyVMFr4P 🔗 https://nric.inl.gov/ #nuclear #energy #research #AdvancedNuclear #CleanEnergy

It's time for another DOME construction update! 🏗️ ⚛️ We're laying piers outside for a utility corridor that will run from the equipment pad to the DOME interior. We also removed a steel plate from the wall to be replaced with reinforced concrete for structural stability. Want to see the future home of experimental reactors for nuclear innovators? Check out our DOME virtual tour ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gvcr3uiE #nuclear #research #energy #AdvancedNuclear #CleanEnergy

NRIC's Virtual Test Bed (VTB) provides a computational environment for modeling and simulation to support advanced reactor development. The VTB hosts a wide variety of example problems based on different reactor designs. Today's highlight: KRUSTY. ⚛️   The Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling Technology (KRUSTY) is a test reactor designed for space exploration missions. Its multiphysics model was created using technical insights published in open literature, crafted to simulate KRUSTY's behavior under cold or warm critical conditions. This involved employing various tools such as Griffin for neutronics, the MOOSE Reactor module for unstructured mesh modeling, BISON for thermo-mechanical analysis and heat transfer, and the MOOSE MultiApp system for integrating multiple physics aspects.   This project was developed under the Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation Program (NEAMS) Microreactor Application Drivers Work Package. Learn more about NRIC ➡️ https://nric.inl.gov/   Miao Yinbin, KUN MO, Nicolas Stauff, Lise Charlot, Emily Shemon #nuclear #energy #research #AdvancedNuclear #CleanEnergy #NuclearEnergy

It was a pleasure to visit Ultra Safe Nuclear last week and see the progress they've made on their reactor design!

Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) Update 📣 We're doing excavation work for the grounding loop that will support the cathodic protection of the DOME structure to prevent corrosion. We also received new switch gear components that will support the electrical supply for the test bed. 🙌 Take the DOME virtual tour ➡️ https://nric.inl.gov/dome/ #nuclear #research #energy #AdvancedNuclear #CleanEnergy