Cradle to Commerce is now accepting Innovator applications!
Cradle to Commerce (C2C) unites inventors and entrepreneurs to scale secure, affordable, and reliable energy solutions – Applications open now through November 15, 2026
Cradle to Commerce (C2C) unites inventors and entrepreneurs to scale secure, affordable, and reliable energy solutions – Applications open now through November 15, 2026
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
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.