Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Lightbridge starts testing advanced nuclear fuel at INL

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Lightbridge said Wednesday it has begun irradiation testing of its enriched uranium-zirconium alloy fuel at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
The Reston, Va.-based nuclear fuel company said in its press release that this is a step…

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