Nuclear

Is Nuclear Energy the Future of Batteries?

Denieka Bean — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:48:01 +0000

December 17, 2024

One company has already produced a betavoltaic nuclear battery that reportedly can provide energy for 50 years.

Research Evaluates Transitioning from Coal to Nuclear Energy

Gennady Shafirovich — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:22:22 +0000

October

2024

A new study finds that most active U.S. coal plants could be repurposed to generate nuclear energy from a technological and safety perspective.

CEP: News Update

Karen Simpson — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:00:56 +0000

Research Evaluates Transitioning from Coal to Nuclear Energy; A New Framework for Teaching Synthetic Biology; Fatty-Acid-Derived Adhesive Holds Promise as a Surgical Glue; Using Microbes to Create Thermally Stable Plastic

October

2024

Emerging Voices: Is Nuclear Energy the Future of Batteries?

Gennady Shafirovich — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:35:36 +0000

Nuclear power can potentially revolutionize battery systems as we know them today.

September

2024

Nuscale Power Corporation Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Technology

Site Administrator — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:05:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 28, 2024

NuScale Power Corporation is a small modular reactor (SMR) technology company established in 2007 of which Fluor Corporation became the lead investor...

A Conceptual Design of Emission-Free Ammonia and Methanol Production

Site Administrator — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 15, 2023

With the global human population increment, the fast growth of food demand presents grand challenges to the world. Rising anthropogenic CO 2...

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Certifies First Small Nuclear Reactor Design

Karen Simpson — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:41:58 +0000

March

2023

For the first time, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has certified a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) design for use in power plants.

CEP: News Update

Karen Simpson — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:41:49 +0000

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Certifies First Small Nuclear Reactor Design; Scientists Find High PFAS Contamination Levels in Freshwater Fish; Functional Proteins Created by Artificial Intelligence; Airport Wastewater Monitoring Tracks the Spread of COVID-19; Studying Sickle Cell Disease with a "Spleen on a Chip"

March

2023

First Ever Nuclear Decommissioning Minor in U.S.

Site Administrator — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 22:16:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 15, 2022

The first nuclear decommissioning and environmental management minor offered by any major educational institution in the U.S. is drawing student...

Overcoming Challenges in First-Ever Demolition of a Gaseous Diffusion Complex

Site Administrator — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 22:02:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 15, 2022

In this presentation, we will hear how UCOR, an Amentum-led partnership with Jacobs, solved a major challenge for the U.S. Department of Energy by...

Life & Legacy of a Transformative Nuclear Career

Site Administrator — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:14:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 15, 2022

Dr. Harold Conner rose from meager beginnings to become the first African-American chemical engineering graduate of his university and, ultimately,...

Award Presentation and Brief Introductory Remarks

Site Administrator — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:38:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 15, 2022

Formal Presentation of Management Award to 2022 Recipient, Harold Conner, with recognition of sponsor and brief remarks by nominator.

Speciation of Aluminum Phases at the Hanford Site

Site Administrator — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 22:02:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 14, 2022

Treatment of the tank waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State is one of the largest environmental challenges facing the world...

The 1969 Rocky Flats Fire - We Should Not Forget. the 1969 Rocky Flats Fire Was Arguably the Worse Nuclear Fire in United States History.

Site Administrator — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:15:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 13, 2022

The 1969 Rocky Flats fire occurred on Mother's Day. Most in the nuclear industry consider it the worse nuclear fire in history occurring in the...

Nuclear Hydrogen Refinery (Pink Hydrogen to Ammonia)

Site Administrator — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 12, 2022

Nuclear Hydrogen Refinery ( Pink Hydrogen to Ammonia) By Richard B. Strait Nuclear/Hydrogen Refinery: Nuclear Power plants are large water boilers...