Office of Nuclear Energy | US Department of Energy
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@ENERGY’s home for nuclear energy research, demos, and deployment. RT/Mentions aren't endorsements.

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.@EnergyUnderSec visited Diablo Canyon Power Plant in California to highlight @ENERGY’s recent credit payment to PG&E — supporting the nuclear power plant's extended operations to help meet California's growing demand for affordable, reliable, and secure electricity.
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HISTORIC: We just approved the first-ever U.S. commercial small modular reactor construction permit, completed ahead of schedule in just 14 months, through efficient, safety-focused review. The future of advanced nuclear starts now. nrc.gov/about-nrc/news-relea… #NRCNews
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ICYMI ⏪: Learn about @Argonne’s 14-year research effort to better understand how passive technologies make advanced reactor designs safer, cheaper, and faster to build: energy.gov/ne/articles/more-…

More than a Decade of Data to Ensure a Lifetime of Reactor Safety

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois completed a 14-year campaign to help inform the safety features of new advanced reactor designs.

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FACT: Uranium is the main source of fuel for nuclear reactors. It's found as a mineral in the earth’s crust that is bonded with other elements. Learn more: energy.gov/ne/nuclear-fuel-f…
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What is the smallest individual reactor at a nuclear power plant in the U.S.?
20% A. Catawba
22% B. Oconee
42% C. Prairie Island
17% D. Surry
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What’s the first thing you picture when you think of a nuclear power plant?
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Instead of going BIG, engineers are going small, developing reactors that will make nuclear more flexible and scalable than ever before.
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Small pellet. Huge energy. 🤯 One uranium fuel pellet packs more power than you might guess.
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If you don’t know, then you don’t know. energy.gov/ne/articles/5-fas…

5 Fast Facts About Nuclear Energy

Get up to speed on nuclear energy with these 5 fast facts.

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FACT: Around 1.1 million homes are powered by nuclear energy in the state of Arkansas. 🏘️
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Here’s to you, Mr. Robinson. @DukeEnergy’s Robinson Nuclear Plant first connected to the grid on this day back in 1970 and generates enough reliable power today for more than half a million homes in South Carolina.
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Who’s ready for a nuclear energy renaissance in America? Us✋
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Meet Oconee 👋 Oconee Nuclear Station has 3 pressurized water reactors that provide reliable and affordable power to nearly 2 million homes in South Carolina.
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Office of Nuclear Energy | US Department of Energy retweeted
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"America needs more reliable power, more skilled American jobs...Restarting Duane Arnold is proof that Iowa is leading President Trump’s American nuclear renaissance and powering America’s future." - EDF Director Gregory A. Beard desmoinesregister.com/story/…

Iowa is leading America's nuclear power comeback | Opinion

Moves to reopen Duane Arnold Energy Center will secure reliability for Iowans and build opportunity, writes the Department of Energy's Gregory Beard.

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NUCLEAR 101: Fast reactors use fast-moving neutrons to make better use of nuclear fuel. They can operate on both fissile material and recycled fuel from other reactors to drastically reduce waste while increasing the performance of nuclear power plants. energy.gov/ne/articles/nucle…

Nuclear 101: What is a Fast Reactor?

Fast reactors use fast-moving neutrons to make better use of nuclear fuel and offer several advantages over water-cooled commercial reactors.

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THE “BIG E” ⚓: The @USNavy's USS Enterprise was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. It had 8 reactors on board and operated for more than 50 years before being taken out of service in 2012.
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NEW LIFE FOR OLD SALT 🧂: @ENERGY delivered 4,700 pounds of FLiBe salt from @ORNL to @NaturaResources in Texas for use in the company’s MSR-1 molten salt demonstration reactor. This rare material was used in the historic Molten Salt Reactor Experiment more than 50 years ago and will now support development of next-gen nuclear technology. energy.gov/ne/articles/depar…

Department of Energy Provides Rare Salt Material to Natura Resources

The Department of Energy in coordination with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory completed shipment of more than 4,700 pounds of a rare salt used in molten salt reactors to...

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Advanced nuclear reactors 🤝 HALEU Learn about the fuel that will allow developers to optimize their systems. 👇 energy.gov/ne/articles/what-…

What is High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU)?

HALEU is enriched between 5% and 20% in U-235 and is required for most U.S. advanced reactors to achieve smaller designs.

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WATCH 👀: This test reactor at @INL produces sudden bursts of energy that are five ✋ times more powerful than a nuclear power plant to test fuels under extreme conditions.
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ONE-OF-A-KIND: @ORNL's Molten Salt Reactor Experiment tested the potential use of liquid fuel reactor technologies for commercial power generation. It operated from 1965 to 1969 and logged more than 13,000 hours of valuable data that is used today to support MSR R&D.
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