2023 National Nuclear Energy Public Opinion Survey: Public
Ann S. Bisconti, PhD. Bisconti Research, Inc. April - May 2023. U.S. public support for nuclear energy continues at a record high level. The National Nuclear Energy Public Opinion Survey conducted April 28 - May 5, 2023 found for the third year in a row that three-fourths of the public favor nuclear energy, and about seven in ten support building
Nuclear Engineering | PNNL
Nuclear Engineering. We have expertise in complex irradiation systems that support materials science, tritium production, advanced fuel modeling, and reactor production analysis. Our strong knowledge base and expertise in commercial nuclear industry enables design of targets for isotope production and fuel performance modeling to develop or
China National Nuclear Power starts work on nation''s largest
The 2GW pilot project is coming up near its nuclear plant in Jiangsu province. The US$1.4 billion project will include a 0.4GW energy-storage facility and cover an area larger than Hong Kong''s
China''s new Fusion Energy Inc to pool national resources in push
Much like the sun, nuclear fusion – often referred to as an "artificial sun" – generates energy by heating hydrogen atoms to over 100 million degrees Celsius (180 million Fahrenheit) and
Current and future strategies for spent nuclear fuel management
The National Energy Policy in Presidential Decree No. 05 of 2006 stated that the share of oil in the primary energy mix in 2025 should be less than 20%. Management programme for research reactor spent nuclear fuel storage and interim storage facilities at Nuclear Research Institute Řež plc, Czech Republic. Management
2023 National Nuclear Energy Public Opinion Survey: Public
U.S. public support for nuclear energy continues at a record high level. The National Nuclear Energy Public Opinion Survey conducted April 28 - May 5, 2023 found for the third year in a row that three-fourths of the public favor nuclear energy, and
What Is a Nuclear Moratorium? | Department of Energy
What Is a Nuclear Moratorium? Recent investments through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act are prioritizing the use of current and advanced nuclear technologies to support the nation''s climate goals. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that an additional 200 gigawatts of firm capacity will be
Nuclear power and climate change | IAEA
Nuclear power is a low-carbon source of energy. In 2018, nuclear power produced about 10 percent of the world''s electricity. Together with the expanding renewable energy sources and fuel switching from coal to gas, higher nuclear power production contributed to the levelling of global CO 2 emissions at 33 gigatonnes in 2019 1/.
Budget | Department of Energy
The FY 2025 Budget of $25 billion is an increase of $865 million, or 3.6%, over the FY 2024 enacted level. It builds on years-long bipartisan efforts to modernize and invest in capabilities that underpin U.S. strategic deterrence. "President Biden''s FY 2025 Budget reflects today''s real-world conditions and our need to deliver while
China''s energy storage capacity using new tech almost
Sectors related to clean energy, including renewables, nuclear power, electricity grids, energy storage, electric vehicles and railways, were the biggest
Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage
In response to a request from Congress, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Homeland Security sponsored a National Academies study to assess the safety and security risks of spent nuclear fuel stored in cooling pools and dry casks at commercial nuclear power plants.
Records Management
Records (Dual Storage Collection) records for re-certification, and submitting records and record information to the WIPP regulator, the Environmental Protection for the U.S. Department of Energy''s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000. SAND2013-7341P For more information, please contact: Paul Shoemaker
What happens to nuclear waste under Peter Dutton''s Coalition plan to build seven nuclear power
In short: Debate on Australia''s nuclear future will need to include clear information on the transportation and storage of nuclear waste.Currently Australia doesn''t have a national storage
President''s FY23 NNSA Budget Enables
WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy''s National Nuclear Security Administration on Monday released President Biden''s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for NNSA, a proposal designed to support the nuclear deterrent and nuclear security at this crucial time. The budget will allow NNSA to deliver the safe, secure, reliable, and effective
Management of Spent Fuel from Nuclear Power Reactors
Nuclear Energy Agency and held in Vienna from 19 to 22 June 2006. The conference was arranged in eight topical sessions: the evolving international scene, the international safety regime, criticality safety, storage term limits, storage facilities, storage
Office of Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposition
For more information on technical work to prepare for storage, transportation, and eventual disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, check out the CURIE: Resource Portal for DOE Nuclear Waste Management Information. DOE''s Office of Nuclear Energy is responsible for ongoing R&D related to long-term disposition of spent
Office of Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposition
For more information on technical work to prepare for storage, transportation, and eventual disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, check out the CURIE:
DOE National Laboratory Makes History by
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE''s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced the achievement of fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)—a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making that will pave the way for advancements in national defense and the future
The U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex: Overview of
Los Alamos National Laboratory currently employs about 12,700 people. In FY2020, it had an operating budget of $2.58 billion, with $1.95 billion (76%) allocated to nuclear weapons activities.53 The request for FY2021 was $3.43 billion, with $2.91 (85%) billion allocated to weapons activities.54.
Researching DOE Records | Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) welcomes researchers interested in documenting departmental history. Significant portions of DOE''s records, including declassified
NNSA achieves record number of tritium extraction operations
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy''s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced a record number of tritium extraction operations in partnership with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions at the Savannah River Site (SRS) Tritium Extraction Facility (TEF) during Fiscal Year (FY) 2021.TEF completed
New carbon material sets energy-storage record, likely to
Credit: Tao Wang/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy. Guided by machine learning, chemists at the Department of Energy''s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a record-setting carbonaceous supercapacitor material that stores four times more energy than the best commercial material. A supercapacitor made with the new material could
Maintaining the Stockpile | Department of Energy
NNSA''s nuclear security enterprise is composed of a nationwide network of government-owned, contractor-operated national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities. These facilities provide the
Nuclear-fusion reactor smashes energy record
A 24-year-old nuclear-fusion record has crumbled. Scientists at the Joint European Torus (JET) near Oxford, UK, announced on 9 February that they had generated the highest sustained energy pulse
Nuclear power in Jordan
In December 2016, the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC), in cooperation with a consortium headed by the Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute, inaugurated the 5 MW Jordan Research and Training Reactor.The facility is the first nuclear reactor in the country. It will provide radioactive isotopes for medical usage in Jordan, and will provide training
Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL)
Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) The NNSS'' Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is the center for the design, development, fabrication, and utilization of detection instruments. Science and technology areas include: Development of software, hardware, and methodologies for emergency response programs. Advanced operational techniques.
Nuclear energy storage? Advanced reactor developers trying to
U.K. and Canada-based developer Moltex Energy is working on a design it calls a "Stable Salt Reactor" that the company says could eventually store energy for around eight hours but up to 24
What happens to nuclear waste under Peter Dutton''s Coalition
The waste storage site will be needed for waste from the AUKUS submarines regardless of the Coalition''s nuclear energy plans. The AUKUS deal is bipartisan, so any change of government is unlikely
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy is the energy in the nucleus, or core, of an atom. Atoms are tiny units that make up all matter in the universe, and energy is what holds the nucleus together. There is a huge amount of energy in an atom''s dense nucleus fact, the power that holds the nucleus together is officially called the "strong force." Nuclear energy can
US achieves laser-fusion record: what it means for nuclear
As recently as May 2016, the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a branch of the Department of Energy (DOE) that oversees nuclear weapons and funds the NIF to the tune of around
Recent Nuclear Declassifications and Denials: The Good, the
Washington, D.C., December 6, 2023 - Recent U.S. government decisions on the declassification of historical records on nuclear proliferation demonstrate the good, the bad and the ugly in the current national security secrecy system. On the plus side are releases that add historically valuable information to the public record, such as the opening of
Powering the Navy | Department of Energy
This mission requires the combination of fully trained U.S. Navy men and women with ships that excel in endurance, stealth, speed, and independence from supply chains. Presidential Executive Order 12344, 42 U.S.C. Sec 7158, Public Law 98-525 and 50 U.S.C. Sec. 2406, Public Law 106-65 set forth the total responsibility of Naval Reactors for all
DOE Records Disposition Schedules | Department of Energy
The Department of Energy is currently updating, rewriting, and consolidating the DOE Administrative (ADM), Environmental (ENV), Programmatic, and Site-Specific schedules. Eventually all of the schedules will be superseded by a new DOE Records Disposition Schedule (RDS). This is a gradual process and will take place over the next several years.
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
environmentally sound and economical use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes; – to provide authoritative assessments and to forge common understandings on key issues as
European Electricity Review 2024 | Ember
EU electricity demand fell 3.4% year-on-year. In 2023, EU electricity demand was 2,697 TWh, a fall of 94 TWh (-3.4%) compared to 2,790 TWh in 2022. In 2023, the EU was responsible for 9% of global electricity demand. The EU''s four largest economies made up more than half (58%) of EU electricity demand.
Security Clearances in the Nuclear Security Enterprise
A security clearance, also known as an access authorization, is an administrative determination that an individual is eligible for access to classified information or special nuclear material. The clearance process involves collecting and evaluating information about an individual''s background to determine their judgment, reliability, and
LLNL''s National Ignition Facility delivers record laser energy
On Oct. 30, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)''s National Ignition Facility (NIF) set a new record for laser energy, firing 2.2 megajoules (MJ) of energy for the first time on an ignition target. This experiment resulted in 3.4 MJ of fusion energy yield, achieving ignition and delivering the second-highest neutron yield ever
Global Overview of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel
The report highlights internationally accepted technical solutions to manage spent fuel and radioactive waste safely and sustainably. Many industrial scale
Nevada National Security Sites (NNSS) | Department of Energy
The Nevada National Security Sites (NNSS) was used from 1951 to 1992 to conduct a total of 100 atmospheric and 828 underground nuclear weapons tests. As a result, some groundwater, surface soils, and industrial facilities were contaminated on the NNSS and the surrounding Nevada Test and Training Range. The DOE''s EM Nevada Program is
