U.S. starts testing first commercial nuclear fuel enriched above 5 percent

U.S. starts testing first commercial nuclear fuel enriched above 5 percent

For the first time in U.S. history, a commercial nuclear reactor tests fuel enriched above the traditional 5 per cent threshold, marking a milestone in nuclear fuel and energy development Southern Nuclear has begun irradiation testing of new higher-enriched nuclear fuel at its Vogtle Unit 2 reactor in Waynesboro, Georgia. This could reshape the future of nuclear power production in the United States. What makes this fuel different? The new fuel,…

Westinghouse Announces the Reach of Commercialization of LEU+ Fuel in the U.S.

In an industry first,Westinghouse Electric Company announced the insertion of Lead Test Assemblies with Low Enriched Uranium (LEU+) fuel at Unit 2 of Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Georgia. This milestone represents the first commercialization of LEU+ fuel in the U.S. and was accomplished with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) Program and Southern Company subsidiary Southern…