nuclear energy
DOE Awards Iowa State $1M to Research 3D Printed Tungsten for Nuclear Energy
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $1 million grant to Iowa State University for R&D into using directed energy deposition (DED) additive manufacturing (AM) of tungsten components…
3D Printing Is Key to the New Energy Space
While it’s difficult to observe from the standpoint of a subjective individual, human society is currently undergoing a fundamental transformation. Driven primarily by resource depletion and lack of deeper economic…
Westinghouse Achieves Serial 3D Printing of Nuclear Power Part
According to the “Additive Manufacturing in the Energy Sector: Market Analysis & Forecast” report from Additive Manufacturing Research (AMR), the energy sector saw $2.6 billion worth of 3D printing activity…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 11, 2023: AMUG Scholarships, 3D Printable Bacteria Ink, & More
We’re starting with AMUG news today in 3D Printing News Briefs, as the organization has awarded two scholarships. On to medical news, MIT engineers are 3D printing robotic heart replicas…
U.S. Navy Approves 3D Printed Parts from Nuclear Ship Leader
As suggested in a story from 3DPrint.com Macro Analyst Matt Kremenetsky, anything related to securing the U.S. manufacturing supply chain is currently getting a significant boost from the Biden Administration,…
Nuclear Fuel Pilot Plant Relies on Binder Jet 3D Printing
While it will take decades and a great deal of upheaval for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, that transition is underway. Among the slew of energy looking…
Binder Jet 3D Printing a New Nuclear Future with Silicon Carbide
Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind will, and should, continue to grow, but conventional wisdom in energy circles identifies nuclear power as one of the most reliable, portable,…
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation Deploys Desktop Metal X-Series 3D Printers
Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM), the Massachusetts-based manufacturer of metal binder jet 3D printers, has announced that Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), has started using Desktop’s X-Series line of printers…
Nuclear Reactor 3D Printing Method Licensed from ORNL
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been making significant progress in 3D printing parts for use in one of the most volatile and dangerous environments:…
ORNL’s 3D Printed Parts to Be Installed on TVA Nuclear Reactor
While researching some of the most exciting aspects of 3D printing technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is also delivering some very interesting 3D printed parts to some notable users. The…
Argonne Scientist Talks Recycling Nuclear Fuel with 3D Printing
In 1989, during a hearing before the United States Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials, a woman by the name of Millie Smith disclosed that she was one of 20,000…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 14, 2020: DP Technology, Danish Healthtech, ORNL
We’re starting with software in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, then moving on to a healthcare webinar and a 3D printed nuclear reactor. DP Technology is releasing new AM software…
Idaho National Laboratory Wants to Disrupt the Nuclear Industry via 3D Printing
As 3D enhances—and in many cases completely transforms—a wide range of industries and businesses of all sizes, the potential for printing parts for nuclear plants continues to be of interest…
INL Researchers Use Hybrid Additive Manufacturing Process to Make Advanced Nuclear Fuels for Reactors
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL), part of the DOE‘s complex of national laboratories and the top laboratory in the US for nuclear energy research, development, demonstration, and deployment, has been involved…
3D Printing News Briefs: June 30, 2017
On this last day of June, we will be covering everything from research to business and 3D software in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. EarthShift Global and HP recently presented…
Rosatom to Develop Russia’s First Industrial Metal 3D Printer for Nuclear Industry
From Sweden to the United States, a number of tech-trailblazing countries have been looking at 3D printing technology as an emerging tool for the development of parts for nuclear power plants….