DOE launches supercomputing effort to recycle 95,000 metric tons of used nuclear fuel

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DOE launches supercomputing effort to recycle 95,000 metric tons of used nuclear fuel

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/shine-nuclear-fuel-recycling-genesis-mission

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Supercomputing takes on 95,000-ton nuclear fuel recycling challenge

SHINE Technologies is leading a Department of Energy project to develop an AI-enabled system for designing nuclear fuel recycling facilities. Partnering with Argonne National Laboratory, the firm will integrate AI into existing modeling tools to evaluate facility configurations and process tradeoffs. This effort aims to improve the recovery of usable material from the 95,000 metric tons of used nuclear fuel currently stored in the United States.

SHINE will optimize nuclear fuel recycling and help recover usable material from 95,000 metric tons of US fuel.

SHINE Technologies has been selected for the U. S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission to develop an AI-enabled system for designing more efficient nuclear fuel recycling processes, while also joining a national consortium focused on applying AI across the nuclear sector.

The Janesville, Wisconsin-based fusion energy company will lead a Phase I project called "AI-Guided Fuel Cycle Facility Optimization," with Argonne National Laboratory as its technical partner. The project will use AI to help engineers evaluate fuel recycling facility designs by considering performance, product quality, and waste at the same time. The effort targets a significant US nuclear waste challenge.

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