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The Atlas railcar system developed by the U.S. Department of Energy to transport the nation's commercial spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste has been certified for operation by the Association of American Railroads.
Research by City College of New York recently published in the journal of Nuclear Engineering and Design sheds new light on what happens when helium and air mix inside the reactor cavity of a high temperature gas reactor.