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NASA
NASA, Department of Energy to Develop Lunar Surface Reactor by 2030
NASA, along with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced Tuesday a renewed commitment to their longstanding partnership to support the research and development of a fission surface power system for use on the Moon under the Artemis campaign and future NASA missions to Mars. A recently signed memorandum of understanding between the agencies solidifies this collaboration and advances President…
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Westinghouse eVinci® Test Reactor First to Receive Approval for Preliminary Safety Design Report
Westinghouse Electric Company has received approval for its eVinci® Microreactor’s Preliminary Safety Design Report (PSDR) from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). With this key milestone, Westinghouse becomes the first microreactor developer to secure an approved PSDR for the National Reactor Innovation Center’s Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (NRIC-DOME) test bed at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The PSDR provides the detailed…
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Tri-gen Receives U.S. Department of Energy 2025 Better Project Award
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FuelCell Energy) and Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today announced that the first-of-its-kind “Tri-gen” facility at the Port of Long Beach has received the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2025 Better Project Award. The Better Project Award recognizes accomplishments at individual facilities for innovative and industry-leading accomplishments in implementing energy, water, and waste reduction efficiency measures. “Tri-gen is an excellent…
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Sierra Space and DoE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory Revolutionizing Thermal Protection for a New Generation of Commercial Space Transportation Vehicles
Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth®, announced today a groundbreaking new technology in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The breakthrough development enables exterior spacecraft tiles that can withstand the high temperatures of re-entering Earth’s atmosphere over multiple,…
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NASA
NASA Announces Artemis Concept Awards for Nuclear Power on Moon
NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are working together to advance space nuclear technologies. The agencies have selected three design concept proposals for a fission surface power system design that could be ready to launch by the end of the decade for a demonstration on the Moon. This technology would benefit future exploration under the Artemis umbrella. The contracts, to be awarded…
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NASA, Department of Energy Expand on More Than 50 Years of Collaboration
NASA’s longstanding partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE) has enabled notable space exploration, from revealing more about the Moon to propelling the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft into interstellar space. NASA and DOE are expanding on more than 50 years of collaboration with a new memorandum of understanding announced Tuesday by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan…
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