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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is starting work on a new facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) that the agency says will strengthen U.S. capabilities to monitor foreign uranium enrichment activities and support nuclear nonproliferation missions. The Advanced Testbed and Operations Learning Laboratory, or ATOLL, will be a 21,000-square-foot facility designed to develop technical expertise and operational capabilities used to assess foreign weapons-grade uranium production activities, NNSA said in a June 3 press release. The project is expected to be completed in summer 2028. An NNSA spokesperson told the Exchange Monitor over email Thursday the ATOLL facility is estimated to cost $33.8 million. NNSA Administrator Brandon Williams joined… |
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‘There is no nuclear renaissance going on,’ environmental groups say
Several officials from environmental organizations held a meeting in Washington, D.C. Tuesday warning against reworking the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and streamlining nuclear licensing amid the push of powering artificial intelligence (AI). Over the past year, various environmental groups have opposed… |
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DOE tightens DNFSB investigative access
Four years after an agreement apparently resolved a federal safety watchdog’s access to staff and records at Department of Energy nuclear sites, the dispute appears to be back. In an April 29 letter to Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, the… |
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Antares hits initial criticality for DOE's pilot reactor program
Torrance, Calif.-based Antares Nuclear reached zero-power criticality at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Thursday, becoming the first reactor company to reach this milestone under the reactor pilot program. Antares’ Mark-0 test reactor reached criticality exactly one month… |
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Fiscal ‘27 NDAA passes HASC, heads to House floor
The House Armed Services Committee Thursday voted 44-12 to advance the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would authorize $32.76 billion in funding for the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). That is just a little… |
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