DENE0009235

In the 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress appropriated funds to DOE for the research and development of Advanced ATF in response to the incident that occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

The Fukushima Daiichi incident, along with progress in the development of advanced materials, provided the impetus to improve nuclear fuel performance and safety, thereby mitigating the effects of a severe accident. To support the research and development of Advanced ATF, NE, under 2012 guidance, initiated an industry-oriented program to accelerate improvements to LWR fuel performance and safety.

The result of the ATF development activities, if successful, will be one or more commercial products that are utilized in existing and future nuclear power plants. While the end user of the new technology will be the nuclear industry, the government has a major role in facilitating the initial research, development, and deployment (RD&D) to support the effort. This is because the effort is primarily focused on the continued use of clean energy technology with enhanced safety that is in the public's interest.

General Atomics

THE FUNDAMENTAL PREMISE BEHIND THIS FOA IS TO PROVIDE A DIRECT VEHICLE TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE, DOMESTIC NUCLEAR INDUSTRY-DRIVEN DESIGNS AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE HIGH POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR NUCLEAR POWER IN THE U.S. THE INVESTMENT PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT WILL ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE DESIGNS AND TECHNOLOGIES SO THAT THE EXISTING DOMESTIC FLEET OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS REMAINS VIABLE AND THE MOST MATURE NEW, ADVANCED U.S. DESIGNS CAN BE DEPLOYED AS EARLY AS MID-TO-LATE 2020S, AND BE GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE. FUNDING FOR THIS FOA WILL BE PROVIDED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) THROUGH MULTIPLE EXISTING NE PROGRAMS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING THE EXISTING FLEET AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND NEXT-GENERATION REACTOR DESIGNS AND TECHNOLOGIES. THESE ADVANCED REACTOR DESIGNS AND TECHNOLOGIES WILL FURTHER THE STATE OF THE U.S. COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR CAPABILITY BY IMPROVING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF NUCLEAR POWER AND PROMOTING ITS CONTINUED CONTRIBUTION TO MEETING OUR NATION’S ECONOMIC, ENERGY SECURITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. THE FOA IS ENVISIONED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE REVITALIZATION AND EXPANSION OF THE U.S. NUCLEAR INDUSTRY BY ENCOURAGING GROWTH OF A PIPELINE FOR ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTORS, SPECIFICALLY THROUGH THE EMPLOYMENT OF KEY PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS.

81.121 - Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration

Idaho Operations Office [DOE]

Office of Nuclear Energy [DOE]

San Diego, California 92121-1122 United States

Single Zip Code

Silicon Carbide Cladding Development (DE-FOA-0002662)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 391% from $15,424,126 to $75,684,640.