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DEAR0001688

Cooperative Agreement

Overview

Grant Description
Issue new award to General Electric Company. Sandia National Laboratories (subrecipient) via work authorization DE-FOA-0002691 converting UNF radioisotopes into energy (CURIE) project title: ''Monochromatic assays yielding enhanced reliability (MAYER)''.
Awardee
GE Vernova Operations
Funding Goals
THE PROGRAM GOAL OF CURIE IS TO ENABLE COMMERCIALLY VIABLE REPROCESSING OF USED NUCLEAR FUEL (UNF) FROM THE CURRENT LIGHT WATER REACTOR (LWR) FLEET BY RESOLVING KEY GAPS/BARRIERS IN REPROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES, PROCESS MONITORING, AND FACILITY DESIGN. MOD 0001 - PI CHANGE MOD 0002 - NOVATION MOD 0003 - PROJECT TITLE CHANGE, SOPO MODIFICATION, BUDGET REALLOCATION, REVISE AND REPLACE ATTACHMENTS 1, 3 & 5.
Grant Program (CFDA)
81.135 - Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Awarding / Funding Agency
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) [DOE]
Place of Performance
Niskayuna, New York United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
Converting UNF Radioisotopes into Energy (CURIE). (DE-FOA-0002691)
GE Vernova Operations was awarded Enhancing Reliability in UNF Radioisotope Conversion (MAYER) Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001688 worth $5,889,997 from Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy in April 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Niskayuna New York United States. The grant has a duration of 3 years and was awarded through assistance program 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. $2,149,999 (27.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources. The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Converting UNF Radioisotopes into Energy (CURIE)..

Status
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 10/21/25

Period of Performance
4/11/23
Start Date
4/10/26
End Date
87.0% Complete

Funding Split
$5.9M
Federal Obligation
$2.1M
Non-Federal Obligation
$8.0M
Total Obligated
73.0% Federal Funding
27.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to DEAR0001688

Subgrant Awards

Disclosed subgrants for DEAR0001688

Transaction History

Modifications to DEAR0001688

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
DEAR0001688
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
897030 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Funding Office
897002 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Awardee UEI
NUSAC9QAV8W8
Awardee CAGE
9FGK7
Performance District
NY-02
Senators
Kirsten Gillibrand
Charles Schumer

Budget Funding

Federal Account Budget Subfunction Object Class Total Percentage
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Energy Programs, Energy (089-0337) Energy supply Research and development contracts (25.5) $5,889,997 100%
Modified: 10/21/25