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Reactor cores and fuel

The core of the Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory, glowing blue from Cherenkov light given off by charged particles moving through the water that cools and shields it.
Advanced Test Reactor coreThe core of the Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory, glowing blue from Cherenkov light given off by charged particles moving through the water that cools and shields it.Credit: Argonne National Laboratory (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Looking down into an open reactor vessel at Plant Vogtle during a fuel load that included Westinghouse lead test assemblies of LEU+ fuel, enriched above 5 percent uranium-235.
LEU+ fuel load at VogtleLooking down into an open reactor vessel at Plant Vogtle during a fuel load that included Westinghouse lead test assemblies of LEU+ fuel, enriched above 5 percent uranium-235.Credit: Westinghouse Electric Company
Blue Cherenkov light rises from an open reactor vessel as a fuel handling tool is lowered through the shielding water.
Cherenkov glow during fuel handlingBlue Cherenkov light rises from an open reactor vessel as a fuel handling tool is lowered through the shielding water.Credit: source being confirmed
Workers in protective clothing stand on a refueling bridge above a reactor pool, where several meters of water shield them while long-handled tools reach the core below.
Workers above a reactor poolWorkers in protective clothing stand on a refueling bridge above a reactor pool, where several meters of water shield them while long-handled tools reach the core below.Credit: source being confirmed

Used fuel in dry storage

A row of sealed dry storage casks holding used nuclear fuel, led by an instrumented research cask that records how high burnup fuel behaves over years in storage.
High burnup research caskA row of sealed dry storage casks holding used nuclear fuel, led by an instrumented research cask that records how high burnup fuel behaves over years in storage.Credit: U.S. Department of Energy
Two rows of steel and concrete dry storage casks line a fenced concrete pad, the standard way used nuclear fuel is stored once it leaves the plant's cooling pool.
Dry cask storage padTwo rows of steel and concrete dry storage casks line a fenced concrete pad, the standard way used nuclear fuel is stored once it leaves the plant's cooling pool.Credit: U.S. Department of Energy

Returning Palisades to service

An overhead crane lifts a large motor assembly inside Palisades Nuclear Plant as workers guide it from a stairway during work to return the plant to service.
Heavy lift at PalisadesAn overhead crane lifts a large motor assembly inside Palisades Nuclear Plant as workers guide it from a stairway during work to return the plant to service.Credit: U.S. Department of Energy
Licensed operators work at the main control boards in the Palisades control room while a supervisor reviews procedures at the desk.
Palisades control roomLicensed operators work at the main control boards in the Palisades control room while a supervisor reviews procedures at the desk.Credit: U.S. Department of Energy
Members of the Palisades operations team stand together in front of the control boards in the plant's main control room.
Palisades operations teamMembers of the Palisades operations team stand together in front of the control boards in the plant's main control room.Credit: U.S. Department of Energy

Operating plants

Aerial view of Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia, showing all four units and their cooling towers; Units 3 and 4 are the newest reactors built in the United States.
Plant Vogtle, Units 1 through 4Aerial view of Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia, showing all four units and their cooling towers; Units 3 and 4 are the newest reactors built in the United States.Credit: Georgia Power
The containment building of Vogtle Unit 4, a Westinghouse AP1000 reactor in Burke County, Georgia, that entered commercial operation in 2024.
Vogtle Unit 4The containment building of Vogtle Unit 4, a Westinghouse AP1000 reactor in Burke County, Georgia, that entered commercial operation in 2024.Credit: Georgia Power
Aerial view of Beaver Valley Power Station on the Ohio River in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, with water vapor rising from both cooling towers.
Beaver Valley Power StationAerial view of Beaver Valley Power Station on the Ohio River in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, with water vapor rising from both cooling towers.Credit: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Palisades Nuclear Plant on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Covert Township, Michigan, photographed at dusk.
Palisades at duskPalisades Nuclear Plant on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Covert Township, Michigan, photographed at dusk.Credit: U.S. Department of Energy