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GAIN Announces Fourth Round FY 2026 Nuclear Energy Voucher Recipients
September 30, 2026 DOE’s Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) program provides the nuclear community with the technical, regulatory, and financial support needed to move innovative nuclear technologies toward commercialization while ensuring the continued, safe, and economic operation of the existing fleet. The businesses selected to receive a GAIN nuclear energy voucher for Round 4 FY 2026 are: BNNT Materials LLC, Newport News, VA; Tam Fortis Solutions, Inc., Marina Del Ray, CA;, and Ur-Energy USA Inc., Casper, WY
Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses Contenders Announced
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho as potential host states for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, a new effort to strengthen and modernize the nation’s full nuclear fuel cycle. The campuses will attract significant investment, expand domestic manufacturing, and create thousands of new high-paying jobs in their respective regions.
The Road to Advanced Nuclear: INL at the Heart of Nuclear Innovation
In 1951, four small lightbulbs flickered to life in the Idaho desert and changed the world forever. Now, after five decades, Idaho National Laboratory is leading the most ambitious nuclear energy push since Apollo 11. Meet the scientists, engineers, and companies building the reactors that will power America's future.
GAIN Announces Third Round FY 2026 Nuclear Energy Voucher Recipients
June 24, 2026 - DOE’s Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) program provides the nuclear community with the technical, regulatory, and financial support needed to move innovative nuclear technologies toward commercialization while ensuring the continued, safe, and economic operation of the existing fleet. The businesses selected to receive a GAIN nuclear energy voucher for Round 3 FY 2026 are: Aalo Atomics, Austin TX; OrganiCore Nuclear, LLC, New York, NY; Raven-Flint Nuclear Corp., Idaho Falls, ID; and Srijan LLC, College Station, TX
DOE’s Regulatory Development Program Survey
DOE's Regulatory Development Program is conducting this survey to better understand stakeholder needs, regulatory challenges, and emerging priorities. Your feedback will help: *Prioritize regulatory development efforts *Allocate technical resources effectively *Identify capability and expertise gaps *Improve collaboration opportunities *Accelerate technology deployment and licensing efficiency *Support future regulatory modernization activities Estimated completion time: 10–15 minutes.
GAIN Announces Second Round FY 2026 Nuclear Energy Voucher Recipients
April 1, 2026 DOE’s Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) program provides the nuclear community with the technical, regulatory, and financial support needed to move innovative nuclear technologies toward commercialization while ensuring the continued, safe, and economic operation of the existing fleet. This is the 2nd round of GAIN vouchers awarded for fiscal year 2026. The businesses selected to receive a GAIN nuclear energy voucher for Round 2 FY 2026 are: Constellation Energy, Kennet Square, PA; NANO Nuclear Energy Inc., New York, NY; and NuCube Energy, Inc. Idaho Falls, ID.
Call for Proposals Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness
DOE issued a call for proposals from DOE National Laboratories, plants, and sites for the Fiscal Year 2026 TCF Base Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness (CLIMR) Lab Call: Commercialization Enabling Topic. The goal of this lab call is to accelerate National Laboratory, plant, and site commercialization activities by streamlining and enhancing the programs, tools, systems, and approaches that enable commercialization.
Pay-for-Performance Incentive Payments Program
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a funding opportunity of up to $145 million for organizations interested in administering its Pay-for-Performance Incentive Payments Program to further expand the national apprenticeship system.
Government to unlock advanced nuclear to grow economy
The UK government recently published a first-of-its-kind framework which aims to stimulate private investment in innovative nuclear technologies across the country, providing a clear route to market and support for credible projects to get them off the ground.
In accordance with President Trump’s Executive Orders, Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy and Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security, DOE issued a Request for Application (RFA) and is seeking qualified U.S. companies to build and operate nuclear fuel production lines using the DOE authorization process to establish a domestic nuclear fuel supply chain for testing new reactors.
Media Kit
For those interested in learning more about GAIN, we have compiled downloadable assets, which include logos, headshots, fact sheets and other materials.
Nuclear energy technologies continue to change what’s possible in energy, industry and our lives. Please check back often for updates and don’t hesitate to reach out to Donna Kemp Spangler, Communications Specialist, at [email protected] or 208-716-5113 with questions or requests.