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Los Alamos Lab to lead $9.25M project to model materials behavior in molten salt reactors

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Then, researchers can connect those effects to engineering-scale material performance to inform design decisions and safety analyses. The team comprising experts from LANL, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and Carnegie Mellon University will lead the five-year partnership.

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GE, INL Researchers Collaborate on Waste Heat Recovery Research

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Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and GE Global Research are collaborating on a two-year, public-private partnership project designed to optimize an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) process to convert low-temperature waste heat (below 500 °) from gas turbine or reciprocating engine exhaust to produce electricity.

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DOE Co-Optima researchers identify 6 high-potential blendstocks

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Ten blendstocks from four chemical familes with the greatest potential to increase boosted SI engine efficiency (as determined by merit function scores). Co-Optima research and analysis identified the fuel properties needed for optimal operation of boosted SI LD engines through development of a merit function. Source: DOE.

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CMI rare-earth elements separation technology licensed to Marshallton; diglycolamide extractants

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Developed by scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory in the Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute (CMI), the technology provides insight into how to separate in-demand rare-earth elements cost-effectively, which could shift the industry to benefit producers in the United States.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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Department of Energy commissioned the American Bureau of Shipping to conduct a study, recently concluded, to identify suitable reactors for a merchant ship and describe R&D challenges that would have to be overcome before nuclear-powered shipping could become a commercial reality. Why nuclear-powered ships? Why nuclear-powered ships?

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DOE Selects 42 University-Led Nuclear Research and Development Projects for $38 Million in Funding

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Idaho State University - $650,000. The goal of this research area is to research and develop the next generation of nuclear reactors that will produce more energy and create less waste. Idaho State University - $1,287,921. Idaho State University - $597,252. California State University, Long Beach - $1,390,252.

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Rentech Takes 25% Stake in Biomass Gasification Company

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The ClearFuels technology can convert multiple cellulosic biomass feedstocks such as sugarcane bagasse and virgin wood waste into clean synthesis gas (syngas) suitable for integration with synthetic gas-to-liquids technologies. This joint demonstration is anticipated to lead to the final design basis for the commercial facilities.

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