Nuclear is getting smaller … and it’s opening up some BIG opportunities for the industry. A handful of microreactor designs are under development in the United States, and they could be ready to roll out within the next decade. These compact reactors will be small enough to transport by truck and could help solve energy challenges in a number of areas, ranging from remote commercial or residential locations to military bases. Features Microreactors are not defined by their fuel form or coolant.

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What makes up our MARVEL microreactor? MARVEL is a liquid-metal cooled microreactor with Stirling engines that will produce 100 kilowatts of energy using small amounts of high-assay low-enriched uranium. It will be used to develop regulatory approval processes, test microreactor applications, evaluate systems for remote monitoring, and develop autonomous control technologies. MARVEL will be connected to Idaho National Laboratory's first nuclear microgrid and is expected to begin operation by the