FY-2025 4th Round Proposals Due
Proposals for the FY-2025 4th Round GAIN Nuclear Energy (NE) Vouchers are due by 5:00pm EST on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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FY-2025 3rd Round Proposals Due
Proposals for the FY-2025 3rd Round GAIN Nuclear Energy (NE) Vouchers are due by 5:00pm EST on Wednesday, April 30 2025.
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Celebrating a Decade of Innovation: The Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear
GAIN was created in 2015 to “provide the nuclear community with a single point of access to the broad range of capabilities — people, facilities, materials and data — across the DOE complex and its national laboratory capabilities.”
INL serves as the GAIN integrator for NE for a reason, said Jess Gehin, associate laboratory director for Nuclear Science and Technology at INL. “INL’s significant experience in leading nuclear energy R&D programs made it the ideal choice to head the GAIN initiative and work with other national laboratories on GAIN’s mission.”
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Safety, nuclear waste, water use: Here’s what you need to know about Utah’s nuclear push
Utah is already laying the groundwork for several small nuclear projects. The state hopes to build dozens of microreactors on military property, and the Utah Inland Port Authority is considering developing microreactors in Emery County. Meanwhile, the state is pursuing a lawsuit against the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to loosen licensing requirements for small nuclear reactors.
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FY-2025 2nd Round Proposals Due
Proposals for the FY-2025 2ndt Round GAIN Nuclear Energy (NE) Vouchers are due by 5:00pm EST on Friday, January 31, 2025. For this round of proposals, applications must be aligned with the scopes of the following U.S. Department of Energy programs and must not exceed the maximum funding listed. Applications submitted during this round that are outside the technical scope of these programs and/or include a request for more funding than what is available may not be considered for funding.
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DOE Providing up to $28 Million to Strengthen Grid Capacity for Data Centers, Manufacturing
Funding will help states, grid operators, and large electricity customers accommodate electricity demand driven by data centers, AI, and Domestic Manufacturing.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office is investing up to $28 million through the Collaborations Advancing Rapid Load Additions (CARLA) Program to accelerate deployment of critical infrastructure that supports significant electricity demand driven by data center expansion and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) applications, domestic manufacturing growth, and electrification. Administered by ConnectWerx, CARLA will help rapidly build grid capacity that can accommodate significant near-term electricity demand growth.
FY 2025 – Round 2 GAIN Voucher Proposals – Limited Funding and Scope Limits for Voucher Applications
Proposals for the FY 2025 2nd Round GAIN NE Vouchers are due by 5:00 pm EST on Friday, January 31, 2025.
Please note for the second round of FY 2025 proposals, there are funding and scope limits for voucher applications.
Coal plants are closing. What can be done with them?
The study conducted by The Idaho National Laboratory’s Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) program highlighted significant regional economic and workforce benefits from transitioning the Coronado power plant to nuclear energy. GAIN compared the potential regional economic outcomes of allowing the existing plant to retire versus repowering it.
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GAIN Vouchers Awarded to Advance Recycling Technologies and Reactor Concepts – 1st Round FY 2025
December 19, 2024 – The Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) announced today that four companies will be provided vouchers to advance nuclear fuel and technologies. The vouchers provide companies access to the extensive nuclear research capabilities and expertise available across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory complex. This is the first round of GAIN vouchers awarded for FY 2025.