Idaho National Laboratory: MARVEL reactor gets federal safety approval

85-kW MARVEL microreactor nears criticality with liquid-metal coolant

DOE's MARVEL microreactor is entering a new testing phase after a key cooling system milestone and federal safety approval.

Idaho National Laboratory: MARVEL reactor gets federal safety approval

The delivery of the microreactor’s primary coolant system (PCS) in September will allow a “stable nuclear chain reaction” that INL said is an “important step..."

MARVEL microreactor inches closer to zero-power criticality after DOE safety approval

The Department of Energy’s Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) microreactor project progresses towards criticality after recently hitting some milestones, DOE said Tuesday. The MARVEL microreactor project, led by DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL), had its final documented safety analysis approved by DOE’s Idaho Operations Office, INL said in its press release. The lab […]