Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Members Convene in Jordan for Second Steering Group Meeting
May 15, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced continued progress at the conclusion of the Global Nuclear Energy
Partnership's (GNEP's) second Steering Group meeting. > more
U.S. Department of Energy to Invest up to $7.3
Million for “Deep-Burn” Gas-Reactor Technology R&D
April 28, 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) valued at $7.3 million for universities, commercial entities, National Laboratories with expertise in the concept of nuclear fuel “Deep-Burn” in which plutonium and higher transuranics recycled from spent nuclear fuel are destroyed. > more
U.S. Department of Energy and Tennessee Valley Authority Increase Cooperation on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Data
April 18, 2008
WASHINGTON , DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) this week agreed to collaborate on developing and exchanging information on advanced fuel cycle technologies through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by DOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Dennis Spurgeon and TVA Chief Operating Officer William McCollum. > more
Department of Energy Seeks to Invest up to $15 Million in Funding for Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technology Research and Development
April 17, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC –The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) inviting universities, national laboratories, and industry to compete for up to $15 million to advance nuclear technologies closing the nuclear fuel cycle. > more
DOE Seeks Input on Next Generation Nuclear Plant
April 17, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC –The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it is seeking public and industry input on how to best achieve the goals and meet the requirements for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) demonstration project. > more
University nuclear experiments selected for Idaho
National Laboratory testing
April 1, 2008
IDAHO FALLS - Four university-led teams will perform nuclear materials research experiments in Idaho National Laboratory's Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) this year. > more
