INL Taps AWS, GE Vernova, Oil Majors for First MARVEL Microreactor Experiments
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Major industry players are actively exploring microreactors as a dedicated, low-carbon power solution for large, critical loads like data centers, signaling a potential shift in industrial power procurement strategies.
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- •Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has selected AWS, GE Vernova, and oil majors as initial commercial partners for its 85-kWth/20-kWe MARVEL microreactor test bed.
- •The MARVEL platform, a liquid-metal-cooled microreactor, is under construction and aims to demonstrate advanced applications, including data center integration.
- •This initiative represents a significant step towards validating advanced nuclear microreactors as a potential power source for large industrial and commercial loads.
- •The involvement of major tech and energy companies signals growing industry interest in small modular reactors (SMRs) and microreactors for dedicated, low-carbon power generation.
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Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has selected the five commercial teams that will potentially demonstrate advanced applications—including data center integration—at its much-watched Microreactor Application Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) platform, an 85-kWth/20-kWe liquid-metal-cooled test bed currently under construction at the lab. The initial selections, unveiled on Dec. 4, mark the “first potential end users for MARVEL,” […] The post INL Taps AWS, GE Vernova, Oil Majors for First MARVEL Microreactor Experiments appeared first on POWER Magazine .