Additional funds awarded for advanced nuclear projects

摘要

The Department of Energy has announced a second round of funding-nearly $20 million for nine domestic projects-under the Office of Nuclear Energy's U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development funding opportunity announcement (FOA). An initial round of awards under this FOA, totaling some $60 million for 13 projects, was announced on April 27 (NN, June 2018, p. 68). The DOE also intends to apply approximately $30 million of additional FY 2018 funding to the next quarterly award cycle for proposals under this FOA. According to a July 10 press release, these awards represent the private-public partnerships that are needed to help develop innovative domestic nuclear technologies. The projects will allow industry-led teams, which include participants from federal agencies, public and private laboratories, institutions of higher education, and other domestic entities, to advance U.S. commercial nuclear capabilities.