Idaho National Laboratory develops safer, more efficient nuclear fuel for next-gen reactors

As the nation ponders its energy choices, Americans keep asking themselves: how can the country make better use of its resources and emit fewer greenhouse gases without hurting U.S. industries? A research project at Idaho National Laboratory http://www.inl.gov may have part of the answer.

INL researchers have developed a new type of nuclear fuel that leaves less waste and could help industries burn fewer carbon-emitting fossil fuels. The fuel is designed for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP), which could provide the heat and hydrogen many industries currently get from fossil fuels.

by Teri Ehresman & Nicole Stricker, INL Communications & Governmental Affairs

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