Savannah River National Laboratory is the only U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management–sponsored national lab, and it boasts a history deeply rooted in environmental stewardship efforts. Today, that history, alongside the lab’s expertise, is being leveraged to solve key obstacles in the nuclear fuel supply chain by providing a source of high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel for advanced reactors. Read Catelyn Folkert's full feature on Nuclear NewsWire: (fb)

The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - NRC will furlough thousands of employees and operate at reduced capacity under a government shutdown that started after midnight on October 1 following a failed congressional vote on a short-term funding bill. Read more about the shutdown's impact on the nuclear sector on Nuclear NewsWire: (fb)