PNNL is exploring the untapped potential of used nuclear fuel to produce optimized waste forms and strengthen the nation’s energy security Key Takeaways Nuclear fuel retains more than 90% of its original energy-producing potential. New tools developed at PNNL could make recycling nuclear fuel more viable . Recovering usable materials could strengthen the nation’s fuel supply, reduce long-term waste, and help power the next generation of reactors. A newly selected DOE Genesis Mission project will develop AI tools to help design and operate fuel-recycling systems.
Key Takeaways Genesis Mission investments at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory seed AI advancements across priority research areas. PNNL leads 16 projects and will contribute to 26 others. Funding will improve planning and operations across the electric grid, help modernize the nation’s nuclear power plants, speed deployment of geothermal energy and automate science workflows, among other projects.
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Key takeaways OpenAI and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory partnered to evaluate AI coding agents in federal environmental review drafting tasks. Coding agents can iteratively refine draft documents in ways that mimic how a human analyst works. DraftNEPABench supports federal agencies’ goals of speeding up the federal environmental review and permitting process.
