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BREAKING: Energy Department Announces New Pathway to Test Advanced Reactors

Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy sent this bulletin at 06/18/2025 04:14 PM EDT

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June 18, 2025

Energy Department Announces New Pathway to Test Advanced Reactors

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the start of a new pilot program to expedite the testing of advanced nuclear reactor designs under DOE authority outside of the national laboratories.

In accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order, Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy, DOE issued a Request for Application and is seeking qualified U.S. reactor companies interested in constructing and operating their test reactors outside of the national laboratories using the DOE authorization process.

Today’s action represents an important step toward streamlining nuclear reactor testing and ensuring at least three reactors achieve criticality by July 4, 2026.

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