DOE awards $49M for advanced nuclear technology projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $49.3 million for 58 advanced nuclear technology projects in 25 states.
The awards fall under DOE’s nuclear energy programs including the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) and the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) program. They’ll go towards nuclear energy research, facility access, crosscutting technology development, and infrastructure projects.
“DOE is looking to the future, and that’s why we are investing in advanced nuclear technologies. Nuclear energy is a critical part of our all-of-the-above energy strategy, and early-stage research can help ensure it will continue to be a clean, reliable, and resilient source of electricity for a long time to come,” Ed McGinnis, principal deputy assistant secretary for nuclear energy at DOE, said.
Of the total, $28.5 million was awarded through the DOE’s Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) to support 40 university-led nuclear energy research and development projects in 23 states.
Further, $4.5 million went to five research and development projects led by DOE national laboratories and U.S. universities. They will conduct research to address crosscutting nuclear energy challenges that will help to develop advanced sensors and instrumentation among other things.
The awards through the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) will also go to projects that will investigate important nuclear fuel and material applications. DOE will support three of these projects with a total of $1.5 million in research funds.
The Office of Nuclear Energy has awarded more than $678 million to continue American leadership in clean energy innovation and to train the next generation of nuclear engineers and scientists.
