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16-Oct-2023
Novel framework improves resilience to extreme weather
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryTo reduce the human, economic and related risks of blackouts and other types of infrastructure failures, a team associated with the Emerging Energy Markets Analysis initiative, based at Idaho National Laboratory, used a novel framework for assessing critical infrastructure’s resilience.
2-Oct-2023
Future of mining is microreactors: Idaho National Laboratory sees big benefits
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryExperts estimate that mining accounts for between 4% and 7% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions and around 3.5% of all energy consumed.
25-Sep-2023
TETI 2.0: Understanding nuclear fuel behavior at the atomic level
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
The degradation of a nuclear fuel’s thermal conductivity is a challenge for efficient nuclear energy operations, but the Center for Thermal Energy Transport under Irradiation (TETI) is helping researchers are learning that this degradation can be mitigated by designing the chemistry and structure of the fuel.
21-Aug-2023
A FORCE to be reckoned with: Computer modeling for optimal energy partnerships
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
Integrating nuclear power into broader energy systems, including renewable energy sources and heat-intensive industries, could improve flexibility and unlock revenue streams for nuclear power producers.
14-Aug-2023
Watching trends: How INL Helps the NRC model risk and reliability
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
Supporters of nuclear energy tout the safety and reliability of nuclear power, and data supports their claims.
31-Jul-2023
Mobile supercomputer of the future: INL researchers explore connecting data centers to microgrids, microreactors
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
Roughly 30,000 data centers dot the landscape in the United States and Europe.
These computer facilities serve functions as varied as modeling and simulation, cloud-based applications, artificial intelligence and weather forecasting.
18-Jul-2023
Intern develops technology to find EV charging vulnerabilities
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
Idaho National Laboratory intern Jake Guidry has developed a cybersecurity research tool that could improve the security of electric vehicle charging.
10-Jul-2023
Global Learning Collaboration: International Researchers, Visitors Connect At INL
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
Idaho National Laboratory’s International Researcher and Visitor Program drives cross-cultural exchange and promotes collaboration with worldwide scientists and academia inspiring creativity within INL’s scientific community.
6-Jul-2023
EMA partner organizations selected among awardees for federal grant to study consent-based siting
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
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