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08 July 2021 Share The US Department of Energy (DOE) is teaming up with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and providing USD5.8 million in funding for a project to demonstrate how three construction technologies from other industries can be applied to advanced reactor designs, to improve the economics of bringing advanced reactors to market. The Advanced Construction Technology (ACT) Initiative aims to reduce cost overruns and schedule slippages. (Image: NRIC) The three technologies have been used successfully in other industries but have not yet been tested within the context of nuclear energy,...

UI engineering professor honored by Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association By: Brian Morelli  |  2020.12.31  |  08:37 am A University of Iowa professor of civil and environmental engineering was honored with the Outstanding Contribution Award as part of the United States-Korea Conference: Sustainable Development & The Future. Hosin “David” Lee Hosin “David” Lee, a native of South Korea, was selected by the honors and awards committee of the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA). The award is given to one person annually with both an outs...