IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Premier Technology Inc. has been chosen by Idaho National Laboratory because the DOE’s Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) metallic fabricator.

MARVEL is a sodium‐ potassium cooled take a look at microreactor that can generate 100‐kilowatts of thermal energy. The undertaking is on observe to be the nation’s first modern microreactor. Upon completion of fabrication, MARVEL shall be assembled and operated at Idaho National Laboratory’s Transient Reactor Test Facility as a take a look at reactor to show integration with different clear vitality sources in a microgrid
and finish‐consumer functions (e.g., hydrogen manufacturing, EV charging, and so forth.).

“Premier is honored to be chosen as the fabricator for such a key project to INL and the Department of Energy,” mentioned Steven Martinson, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Reactor Programs for Premier Technology.

“Being selected by the INL to support the MARVEL project is a major milestone for our company. We have spent well over a decade building our team of highly skilled craftsman and professionals and investing in the facilities, equipment, technology, and programs necessary to support the fabrication needs of reactor developers and researchers,” Premier Technology founder Doug Sayer mentioned.

“MARVEL will play a key position in deployment of microreactors as a take a look at system to offer clear, plentiful vitality wherever it’s wanted,” mentioned Yasir Arafat, INL’s MARVEL undertaking lead. “Having a local fabrication partner like Premier, with the necessary fabrication expertise and capable of nuclear quality assurance, is important to keep the project moving on schedule.”

Premier Technology, established in 1996, is a customized fabrication enterprise headquartered in Blackfoot, Idaho.