Congratulations to President Trump for being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. We look forward to advancing nuclear R&D as part of your robust energy strategy. 🇺🇸
Office of Nuclear Energy | U.S. Department of Energy
Government Administration
Washington, District of Columbia 89,722 followers
Advancing new technologies to rapidly expand nuclear energy in the United States ⚛️.
About us
The Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) mission is to advance nuclear power to meet the nation's energy, environmental, and national security needs. Under the guidance of three research objectives, NE resolves barriers to technical, cost, safety, security, and proliferation resistance through early-stage research, development, and demonstration to: -Enhance the long-term viability and competitiveness of the existing U.S. reactor fleet. -Develop an advanced reactor pipeline. -Implement and maintain national strategic fuel cycle and supply chain infrastructure.
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https://www.energy.gov/ne/office-nuclear-energy
External link for Office of Nuclear Energy | U.S. Department of Energy
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Founded
- 1977
- Specialties
- Energy policy, research and development, science, nuclear energy
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist that paved the way for many of our freedoms that exist today. His legacy will always live on. 📸: News Room #MLKDay2025
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WATCH 👀: This test reactor at Idaho National Laboratory 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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The final implementation rules are in for the Hydrogen Production Tax Credit. Here's what it means for existing nuclear power plants. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ea6kc_uX
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently 3D-printed this new test capsule for use in its High Flux Isotope Reactor. Lab researchers printed the stainless-steel capsule using a laser powder bed printer and exposed it to the high neutron flux environment of the test reactor for nearly a month. The successful test is a BIG step forward in showcasing how additive manufacturing can be used to develop and qualify specialized parts for the industry in a faster timeframe. Learn more: https://bit.ly/40x0KCm
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THINK LOCAL BUT WORK GLOBAL 🌎. We’re hiring two foreign affairs specialists to: • Help advance international nuclear projects • Foster international dialogue with partner countries • Update international policy changes on new technologies, exports, and trade in nuclear goods and services. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e5SpBZr6 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/etEZ-TUi APPLY BY 1/17
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NUCLEAR 101: Natural uranium mined from the earth contains more than 99 percent uranium-238, which is more stable and slowly decays over billions of years. The other 0.7 percent is uranium-235, the isotope that’s “fissile” or capable of sustaining a nuclear chain reaction. Uranium is enriched for use in nuclear reactors by increasing the concentration of uranium-235. This often involves using a centrifuge to remove some of the heavier U-238, leaving a more fission-friendly end product. Low-enriched uranium (LEU), sometimes called “reactor grade,” is enriched uranium containing less than 20 percent U-235. Nearly all commercial nuclear reactor fuel currently uses LEU enriched between 3 percent and 5 percent U-235. Most advanced reactors in development are designed for use with fuel enriched between 5 and 19.75 percent U-235 — called “high-assay low-enriched uranium” or HALEU to achieve smaller designs, longer operating cycles, and increased efficiencies over current technologies. ➡️: https://lnkd.in/e9ZZFi-u
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TRIFECTA: Browns Ferry is home to 3 boiling-water reactors that produce up to 3,400 megawatts of carbon-free power in Alabama. Browns Ferry is Tennessee Valley Authority's first nuclear power plant and it generates enough carbon-free electricity to power more than 2 million homes and businesses in the Tennessee Valley. 📸: TVA
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Will the Palisades nuclear power plant become the first recommissioned reactor in the U.S.? It's one of our 5 stories to watch in 2025 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/edf-i26K
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Jimmy Carter was a former Navy nuclear engineer whose career in public service helped shape the U.S. nuclear energy industry. As President, he played an integral role in establishing the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in 1977 and was the first U.S. president to visit Oak Ridge National Laboratory. President Carter prioritized safety and innovation in nuclear energy, and DOE honors him for helping lay the foundation for our clean energy future.
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