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Nuclear Outreach Program for High School Teachers
Through a Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) University Nuclear Research Infrastructure Revitalization Award, Purdue University’s School of Nuclear Engineering will be hosting a three-day Nuclear Outreach Program for High School Teachers from July 14-16, 2026 in West Lafayette, IN. The program will be focused on the fundamentals of nuclear energy and…
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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…
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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,…
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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.
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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…
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Comment Period is Open for DOE Advanced Nuclear Reactor Categorical Exclusion
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is establishing a categorical exclusion for authorization, siting, construction, operation, reauthorization, and decommissioning of advanced nuclear reactors for inclusion in its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures. DOE is including the categorical exclusion in the component of its NEPA implementing procedures that it maintains outside…
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GAIN Announces First Round FY 2026 Nuclear Energy Voucher Recipients
December 18, 2026 – TDOE’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. GAIN voucher recipients do not receive direct financial awards. Vouchers provide…
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GAIN Announces Fourth Round FY 2025 Nuclear Energy Voucher Recipients
November 20, 2025, 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. GAIN voucher recipients do not receive direct financial awards. Vouchers provide funding…
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NASEO issues request for information in support of advanced nuclear initiative
The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) issued a request for information (RFI) in support of the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative. The RFI will inform the 11 First Mover states, as well as other observer states, on the best way to create a coordinated strategy for advanced nuclear projects.
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NASEO Press Release: RFI in Support of the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative
Today, the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) issued a Request for Information (RFI) in support of the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative, which is led by state co-chairs New York, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Wyoming, and participating states Louisiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia. The governors of these states are committed…