ORNL researchers used a laser powder-bed system at the lab’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility to 3D print 316H stainless steel capsules for use in irradiation experiments. The capsule provides a ...

The safety of nuclear reactors is paramount for both environmental protection and human safety. Technological advancements, most notably the development of real-time 3D monitoring of reactor corrosion ...

Physicists have caught neutrinos from a nuclear reactor using a device weighing just a few kilograms, orders of magnitude less massive than standard neutrino detectors. The technique opens new ways to ...

Setting a new milestone in nuclear research, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have successfully fired up 3D-printed stainless steel capsules inside one of the ...

Why it matters: Two concurrent developments – faster, more agile nuclear construction enabled by 3D printing, and the race to deploy a functional nuclear reactor on the Moon – signal a profound ...

3D printers built complex concrete parts faster, yet long-term durability remains largely untested Oak Ridge finished reactor shielding in days, raising speed-versus-safety debates across the industry ...

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said it plans to start producing clean hydrogen using heat from its High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR) in Ibaraki Prefecture close to Tokyo by 2028. The ...