Microreactor Application Research Validation and Evaluation Project (MARVEL)
Two?page overview of the MARVEL test bed?approximately 85?kWth, NaK?cooled, targeting 10?20 kWe?located at INL?s TREAT site. The fact sheet describes objectives, configuration (fuel, coolant, and power?conversion approach), and planned research on load following, process?heat delivery, hydrogen production, water purification, instrumentation, and microgrid integration. It also highlights autonomous operations concepts, measurement and control development, and data needed to validate models. MARVEL is positioned as a platform to de?risk future microreactor deployments.
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AB - Two‑page overview of the MARVEL test bed—approximately 85‑kWth, NaK‑cooled, targeting 10–20 kWe—located at INL’s TREAT site. The fact sheet describes objectives, configuration (fuel, coolant, and power‑conversion approach), and planned research on load following, process‑heat delivery, hydrogen production, water purification, instrumentation, and microgrid integration. It also highlights autonomous operations concepts, measurement and control development, and data needed to validate models. MARVEL is positioned as a platform to de‑risk future microreactor deployments.
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DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Wind energy
KW - Case studies
KW - Performance
KW - Power plant controls
KW - SCADA
KW - Maintenance and operations
KW - Operations
KW - Maintenance
KW - Commissioning
LA - English
DA - 2025/06/01
PY - 2025
PB - Idaho National Laboratory
T1 - Microreactor Application Research Validation and Evaluation Project (MARVEL)
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/411
ER -
. Microreactor Application Research Validation and Evaluation Project (MARVEL). Idaho National Laboratory, 1 June, 2025, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/411.
. (2025). Microreactor Application Research Validation and Evaluation Project (MARVEL). [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. Idaho National Laboratory. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/411
. Microreactor Application Research Validation and Evaluation Project (MARVEL). Idaho National Laboratory, June, 1, 2025. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/411
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title = {Microreactor Application Research Validation and Evaluation Project (MARVEL)},
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abstractNote = {Two?page overview of the MARVEL test bed?approximately 85?kWth, NaK?cooled, targeting 10?20 kWe?located at INL?s TREAT site. The fact sheet describes objectives, configuration (fuel, coolant, and power?conversion approach), and planned research on load following, process?heat delivery, hydrogen production, water purification, instrumentation, and microgrid integration. It also highlights autonomous operations concepts, measurement and control development, and data needed to validate models. MARVEL is positioned as a platform to de?risk future microreactor deployments.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/411},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, Idaho National Laboratory, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/411},
note = {Accessed: 2026-06-18}
}
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Data from Jun 1, 2025
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
Organization
Idaho National Laboratory
Contact
John Jackson
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