Activity across the government has put advanced nuclear reactors center stage early this year. With the signing of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, hearings on Capitol Hill, and the release of a Department of Defense (DOD) Request for Information (RFI) for small mobile reactors, it is clear the federal government sees advanced reactors
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“Nuclear Energy Leadership Act” (S 3422): Important Legislation Introduced Aimed at Restoring U.S. Leadership in Nuclear Energy
By Amy Roma & Sachin Desai on
A bipartisan group of nine U.S. senators has introduced the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (NELA) (S 3422), a bill designed to help the United States return to its lead in nuclear energy technology. The bill sponsors explain that the U.S. has yielded this position to Russia and China–weakening our energy security, economic competitiveness, and national…
A Word to the Wise for Advanced Reactors Accepting DOE Money: DOE Enforces its IP Rights
By Mary Anne Sullivan on
A recent headline in the energy trade press would not likely have caught the attention of the advanced nuclear industry: “Trump’s DOE punishes Obama-era solar success story.” A casual reader might quickly dismiss the story as indicative of a Trump Administration bias against renewable energy. The details reported in the story, however, convey a far…
DOE Moves Forward on Advanced Reactor Funding & Collaboration
By Amy Roma & Sachin Desai on
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week announced the award of approximately $60 million to 13 advanced reactor projects—the first under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) “U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development.” The 13 projects cover a diversity of steps in the commercialization process:
- 4 concern modeling and development pathways;
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