Deployable Energy Becomes 3rd Advanced Nuclear Developer to Achieve Reactor Criticality
Deployable Energy has demonstrated criticality from its protoype reactor at Idaho National Laboratory, the US Department of Energy said on Wednesday, making it the third such to reach this benchmark ahead of a July 4 deadline. Deployable Energy completed the experiment as part of the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad initiative and it is a key step towards achieving authorization to certify and build advanced nuclear technologies for demonstration in the US. The reactor joins Antares Nuclear Mark-0 and Valar Atomics' Ward 250 reactors which also passed the criticality test recently, the statement said. Energy Secretary hailed the trio of successful tests as the start of a nuclear renaissance in the country, with the tests having been completed "on a timeline that many thought was unachievable." The technologies will help power future American industry, strengthen energy security and ensure the US retains the leading role in global nuclear innovation, he said.
Deployable Energy has demonstrated criticality from its protoype reactor at Idaho National Laboratory, the US Department of Energy said on Wednesday, making it the third such to reach this benchmark ahead of a July 4 deadline.
Deployable Energy completed the experiment as part of the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad initiative and it is a key step towards achieving authorization to certify and build advanced nuclear technologies for demonstration in the US.
The reactor joins Antares Nuclear Mark-0 and Valar Atomics' Ward 250 reactors which also passed the criticality test recently, the statement said.
Energy Secretary hailed the trio of successful tests as the start of a nuclear renaissance in the country, with the tests having been completed "on a timeline that many thought was unachievable." The technologies will help power future American industry, strengthen energy security and ensure the US retains the leading role in global nuclear innovation, he said.