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Argonne National Laboratory Develops Method To Help Cut ‘Millions’ From Nuclear Plant Maintenance Costs

By Nigel Davies
16 January 2026

‘This is exactly what the industry was looking for’, say researchers

Argonne National Laboratory Develops Method To Help Cut ‘Millions’ From Nuclear Plant Maintenance Costs
Workers replacing feedwater heater tube bundles at a nuclear power plant. Courtesy Westinghouse.
US federal research centre Argonne National Laboratory has developed a tool which aims to improve maintenance schedules and the lifespan of components at nuclear plants, and which could be used to save reactor operators millions of dollars.

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