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INL’s Marvel Micro Reactor Prepares for Testing

A new report by US Idaho National Laboratory (INL) sees a high market potential for microreactors in US states with energy-intensive industries, nuclear-friendly laws and widespread social acceptance. The 164-page “Microreactor...

There is high market potential for microreactors in US states with energy-intensive industries, nuclear-friendly laws and widespread social acceptance, according to a new report by Idaho National Laboratory examining opportunities and barriers for microreactors.

It’s not uncommon for nuclear power plants to be sited relatively close to large metropolitan areas (within 50 miles, for example), after all, that is

"People are recognizing the potential for nuclear energy as a clean baseload source of power”

ARCO – Yasir Arafat is a MARVEL superhero. No, he’s not a Marvel Comics superhero. Rather, he’s a nuclear engineer leading developer of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation project at Idaho National Laboratory. And from concept to construction, MARVEL is coming together at lightning speed. MARVEL will be built […]

Saudi Arabia Launches a Nuclear Energy Company

Alaska's Hot Pursuit of Small Modular Reactors

A full-scale electrically heated prototype for the US Department of Energy's Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation reactor has been built at Idaho National Laboratory.

(Photo : Getty Images (Stefani Reynolds)) Microreactor, as planned by the United States Department of Energy (DOE), is said to be in the works to help researchers and users understand how the device can be integrated with other technologies. The Microreactor Applications Research Validation and EvaLuation (MARVEL) liquid-metal cooled microreactor could possibly be operational within three years, as per DOE. What is a Microreactor? According to Wisegeek, a microreactor is a small, factory fabri...