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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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.
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FY-2025 1st Round Proposals Due
Proposals for the FY-2025 1st Round GAIN Nuclear Energy (NE) Vouchers are due by 5:00pm EST on Thursday, October 31, 2024.
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Nuclear Safety Training and Workforce Development Program
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $100 million in funding to establish a nuclear safety training and workforce development program. Job growth in the U.S. nuclear energy sector is projected to triple by 2050 thanks to investments made by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda and the long-term maintenance and sustainability of these reactors is crucial to keeping pace with the growing demand for clean energy.”
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NSUF Awards 19 Rapid Turnaround Experiments
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy awarded 19 Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) projects Sept. 23. The 2024 third call RTE awards, totaling approximately $1 million, were granted to 19 principal investigators from different institutions including universities and industry. Each project supports the advancement of nuclear energy.
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GAIN Announces Fourth Round FY 2024 Nuclear Energy Voucher Recipients
The Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) announced today that four companies will be provided a GAIN Nuclear Energy (NE) Voucher to accelerate the innovation and application of advanced nuclear technologies. NE vouchers provide advanced nuclear technology innovators with access to the extensive nuclear research capabilities and expertise available across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory complex. This is the fourth award for FY 2024.
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Eastern Utah Economic Summit Takes Dramatic Shift
As the United States continues its rush to shutter the nation’s remaining coal plants, energy analysts are debating what should fill the gap to meet the growing need for electricity. Increasingly, many are pointing to nuclear energy as the solution.
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Regulatory Update: NRC Issues Construction Permit for Molten Salt Research Raactor at Abilene Christian University
September 16, 2024 – The NRC has issued a Construction Permit to Abilene Christian University (ACU) to build its Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) facility on the university’s campus in Abilene, Texas. It marks the first research reactor project approved by the NRC in a number of decades. The MSRR, which will not generate electricity, will use molten salt coolant with fuel dissolved in the salt.
Guest columnist: Utilities relying more on natural gas plants
Many states have turned to GAIN as a resource to guide them through technical and regulatory steps for potential nuclear deployment. In many coal-dependent communities, the loss of a major employer can be devastating. Take Eastern Kentucky’s Appalachian Region.
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