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DOE, NRC Issue Licensing Roadmap For Next-Generation Nuclear Plant
August 15, 2008
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) today delivered to Congress the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) Licensing Strategy Report which describes the licensing approach, the analytical tools, the research and development activities and the estimated resources required to license an advanced reactor design by 2017 and begin operation by 2021. > more

Department of Energy Awards $15 Million for Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technology Research and Development
August 1, 2008
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it will award up to $15 million to 34 research organizations as part of the Department's Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI). > more

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $7.3 million for "Deep-Burn" Gas-Reactor Technology Research & Development
July 23, 2008
Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced it has selected teams led by Idaho National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory to advance the technology of nuclear fuel "Deep-Burn," in which plutonium and higher transuranics recycled from spent nuclear fuel are destroyed while generating energy. > more

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery for Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Dennis R. Spurgeon
Second Annual Nuclear Fuel Cycle Monitor Global Nuclear Renaissance Summit Alexandria, VA
July 23, 2008
Alexandria, VA - Thank you for inviting me to address the Second Annual Global Nuclear Renaissance Summit. My topic is the Department of Energy’s role in developing our nation’s nuclear energy policy: technologically robust, economically sound, and publically acceptable. > more

DOE Announces Solicitations for $30.5 Billion in Loan Guarantees
Second Round of Solicitations includes renewable energy, nuclear, and ‘front-end’ nuclear power facility projects
June 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced three solicitations for a total of up to $30.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for projects that employ advanced energy technologies that avoid, reduce or sequester air pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions. > more

DOE Awards Up To $405,000 to Nine Graduate Fellows Studying the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
June 25, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced it will award up to $405,000 in fellowships to nine graduate students at U.S. universities as part of the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI). > more

 

  
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) University Program Workshop

The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy held a workshop for universities on August 19-20, 2008, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel in Maryland. The workshop provided U.S. universities the opportunity to understand the new Nuclear Energy University Program for FY 2009 and become familiar with the current research and development work of the various programs of NE. > more

"Life Beyond 60" Workshop Summary Report Issued

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC) jointly sponsored the Life Beyond 60: NRC/DOE Workshop on U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Life Extension Research and Development on February 19–21, 2008. The report on the workshop proceedings has now been issued and is available here.

The Nuclear Energy Research Initiative 2007 Annual Report and the International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative 2007 Annual Report Issued

On June 24, 2008 the Department issued reports on its Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) and International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (I-NERI) programs. > more
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