Beginning with nuclear energy, this is the first article in a series of interviews looking at low carbon power generation together with 3D printing and renewable energy as researchers, businesses, and…
USNC licenses ORNL method to 3D print nuclear reactor components
The Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has licensed a novel method to 3D print components for nuclear reactors using refractory materials such as silicon carbide. Developed by O…
Korean researchers 3D print highly-resistant large-format nuclear safety valve
Scientists from the Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) have 3D printed a large safety valve with sufficient resistance properties to enable its use within a nuclear reactor. By comb…
TVA nuclear power plant to use ORNL 3D printed safety-related parts
3D printed parts developed by the Department of Energy at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) could be tested in currently operating nuclear reactors as early as spring 2021. Fuel assembly brackets d…