The molten salt reactor (MSR) is a Generation IV reactor design that has received renewed interest in recent years from a number of advanced nuclear firms and developers in North America. MSR technology was extensively researched in the 1960s by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), with the research work culminating in the Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment
On Friday, May 12, 2017, GABI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kyung Hee University (KHU). As part of the MOU, GABI will now serve as KHU’s Washington, DC Chapter. Additionally, the two organizations will pursue collaboration in joint workshops and conferences, educational programs, student internship programs, e-newsletters, and papers and publications. The MOU
April 28, 2017 President Trump's budget proposal touches upon two important issues for U.S. nuclear power: advanced nuclear energy R&D and a final solution to the country's commercial spent nuclear fuel. Although the proposed budget earmarked $120 million for the resumption of licensing activities for Yucca Mountain, it also contained reduced spending for energy R&D
Introduction Many nuclear executives are cautiously optimistic that the new pro-business Trump Administration will stimulate the struggling nuclear energy sector. The S&P 500, for example, has just reached $20 trillion in market capitalization for the first time ever. The 10% increase in the S&P index in just the first three months after Trump won the election and represents a
The Importance of Grid Infrastructure Modernization and Resilience Opportunities under the Trump Administration April 19, 2017 The US electric grid is an essential and central piece to the country's critical infrastructure through its crucial role in distributing reliable power to residences, workplaces, public spaces, health and safety facilities, and factories throughout the nation. However, the
Nuclear reactors are capable of providing alternate or auxiliary functions outside of power generation. Two notable non-electricity applications are process heat and desalination. These non-electricity applications of nuclear power reactors can be utilized to improve the economics of nuclear reactors while providing solutions for high-temperature industrial processes as well as the global water shortage through
April 03, 2017 On Monday, April 3rd, 2017, GABI President Florence Lowe-Lee was invited to speak at a seminar co-hosted by the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEIA) and the University of Maine School of Policy & International Affairs (SPIA) on "Nuclear Politics and the Future of the Korean Peninsula." Ms. Lowe-Lee presented on the
