Advanced Reactor Demonstration | DE FOA 0002271

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The Advanced Reactor Demonstration program aims to support the U.S. private sector in developing advanced nuclear reactor demonstrations. This initiative will provide funding to create reliable, cost-effective, licensable, and commercially viable advanced reactors. These reactor designs are expected to offer significant safety, security, economic, and environmental advantages over existing nuclear plant designs, enabling affordable and safe commercial reactor services.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has a long-standing history of partnering with the nuclear industry and academic institutions to advance reactor technology. The aim is to enhance the nation's position in the global nuclear sector while ensuring energy security. This program is made possible by the FY2020 Further Consolidation Appropriations Act, which allocates resources for advanced reactor development across various technology maturity stages.

There are three pathways under this program:

1. **Advanced Reactor Demonstrations**: Supports the construction of two reactor designs intended to be operational within 5-7 years. 2. **Risk Reduction for Future Demonstration Awards**: Focuses on 2-5 additional advanced reactor designs that are projected to have a longer commercialization horizon (about five years longer than the first pathway). 3. **Advanced Reactor Concepts**: Aimed at developing at least two public-private partnerships that advance reactor designs to the demonstration phase, also with a commercialization horizon of approximately five years longer than the Risk Reduction pathway.

Applications are open to various U.S. entities including reactor vendors, fuel manufacturers, utilities, supply chain vendors, and universities. Federal, tribal, state, and municipal utilities are also eligible. While foreign participants may be included as part of an applicant team, the prime recipients must operate within the U.S. Applicants are encouraged to form teams to enhance the chances of successful commercial deployment of the demonstration reactors.

• The Idaho Field Office in the energy, oz sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advanced Reactor Demonstration" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.121.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2020-05-14.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-08-19. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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