The Office of Nuclear Energy has released a report to Congress titled, ‘Needs for University Nuclear Reactor Refurbishments, Upgrades, and New Reactors’.
The report describes (1) the current state of research reactors at U.S. universities, including their technologies, utilization, and needed maintenance and upgrades; (2) advanced reactor research and workforce development needs not met by existing domestic capabilities; and (3) preliminary planning information for establishing new advanced university research reactors, including a discussion of their costs, potential areas of government support, and means by which DOE would manage the government cost and risk if it were to support such projects.
Needs for University Nuclear Reactor Refurbishments, Upgrades, and New Reactors Report
