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The Office of Nuclear Energy promotes nuclear power as a resource capable of meeting the Nation's energy, environmental and national security needs by resolving technical and regulatory barriers through research, development and demonstration.
2009 Office of Nuclear Energy Performance Plan
This Performance Plan captures the Office of Nuclear Energy's (NE) performance in critical program areas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 and how NE plans to assess them in FY 2009. In addition, it provides our stakeholders with a overview of NE's programs, funding profile, and the Office's designated role within the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Strategic Plan.
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Advanced Gas Reactor Fuel Program’s TRISO Particle Fuel Sets A New World Record For Irradiation Performance
November 16, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. –As part of the Office of Nuclear Energy’s Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) Program, the Advanced Gas Reactor (AGR) Fuel Development Program has achieved a new international record for irradiation testing of next-generation particle fuel for use in high temperature gas reactors (HTGRs).
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Secretary Chu Announces Determination of No Adverse Material Impact for Uranium Transfer to Fund Portsmouth Cleanup
November 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary Chu announced today that the Department of Energy has issued a final determination and market impact study for the proposed uranium transfer to fund accelerated cleanup activities at the Portsmouth Site in Piketon, Ohio, which will create between 800 to 1,000 new jobs for the community. > more
Department of Energy Issues Request for Pre-Applications to U.S. Universities for Nuclear Energy Research and Development Proposals
October 9, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a new Request for Pre-Applications for universities interested in conducting cutting-edge nuclear energy research and development (R&D). > more
United States and Italy Sign Nuclear Energy Agreements
September 30, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Italian Minister for Economic Development Claudio Scajola today signed two important nuclear energy agreements that may lead to construction of new nuclear power plants and improved cooperation on advanced nuclear energy systems and fuel cycle technologies in both countries. > more
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Pulsing the Future of Nuclear Energy
This document summarizes the reports listed below and provides a visual scorecard of the reports' findings and recommendations across several key areas of the nuclear energy enterprise.
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Nuclear Energy: Policies and Technology for the 21st Century Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee (Nov 2008)
Facilities for the Future of Nuclear Energy Research: A Twenty-year Outlook
Department of Energy (Oct 2008, Draft)
Required Assets for a Nuclear Energy Applied R&D Program Idaho National Laboratory (Sep 2008, Draft)
Nuclear Energy for the Future, Required Research and Development Capabilities, An Industry Perspective
Battelle (Sep 2008)
A Sustainable Energy Future: The Essential Role of Nuclear Energy
Directors of DOE National Laboratories (Aug 2008)
Nuclear Energy for the Future, Executive Recommendations for R&D Capabilities
Battelle (Jul 2008)
Report on Proliferation Implications of the Global Expansion of Civil Nuclear Power
International Security Advisory Board (Apr 2008)
Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power
Congressional Research Service (2008)
Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program
National Academies Press (2008)
Nuclear Power Joint Fact-Finding
The Keystone Center (2007)
The Economic Future of Nuclear Power, A Study Conducted at The University of Chicago (2004)
The Future of Nuclear Power, An Interdisciplinary MIT Study Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2003) |
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Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Project Review and Nuclear Energy University Programs Workshop
The Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES), on behalf of the Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE), is holding a Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) project review August 11–12, 2009 and a University Programs Workshop on August 13-14, 2009. Both will be held at the Salt Lake City Hilton Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. > more
The 2008 Nuclear Energy Research Initiative and the International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Annual Reports Issued
On June 16, 2009, the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) issued annual reports for its Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) and International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (I-NERI), describing their 2008 accomplishments. > more
Annual Report Issued on U.S.-Russia Highly Enriched Uranium Agreement
October 2008
Report on the Effect the Low Enriched Uranium Delivered Under the Highly Enriched Uranium Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation has on the Domestic Uranium Mining, Conversion, and Enrichment Industries and the Operation of the Gaseous Diffusion Plant 2007 is available here.
Nuclear Energy Outlook Published by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
October 2008
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has published its first Nuclear Energy Outlook, in connection with the NEA's 50th anniversary celebration. The NEA said the new publication is designed to make an important contribution to ongoing discussions of nuclear energy's potential role in the energy mixes of its member countries, including the United States. To read the Executive Summary and obtain information on how to purchase a copy, visit the NEA's Website at www.nea.fr/neo/index.html.
"Life Beyond 60" Workshop Summary Report Issued
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC) jointly sponsored the Life Beyond 60: NRC/DOE Workshop on U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Life Extension Research and Development on February 19–21, 2008. The report on the workshop proceedings has now been issued and is available here.
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