DOE first solicited input from industry in August 2006, through a Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI). Information about the industry EOIs can be found below under the section titled, "EOI for Industry.”

In May 2007, DOE issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for GNEP deployment studies. The purpose was to provide financial assistance to selected applicants to perform analyses to help inform a decision on the potential GNEP path forward, including the design of initial nuclear fuel recycling facilities and fast reactors as well as technology development plans and business plans to close the nuclear fuel cycle in the United States. Information related to the FOA can be found below under the section titled "Industry Reports.”

Four industry teams (consortia) executed cooperative agreements with DOE and have obtained funding through September 2008 with the possibility of continuation funding through September 2009, to develop conceptual designs, technology development roadmaps and business plans for potential deployment and commercialization of recycling and reactor technologies.

Industry Reports:

Below are links to summary reports and presentations delivered to DOE in the spring of 2008 from each of the four industry consortia. While these reports and summaries are based upon work supported by DOE, the views and opinions expressed by the industry consortia are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the policies, positions or decisions of DOE or the U.S. Government. This information was developed to provide the Department with better information on industry perspectives regarding closing the fuel cycle in the United States, and is provided here to inform the public on these matters as well.

Industry Design Studies
GNEP Deployment Studies FOA (pdf 1.4 MB)


Industry Teams (Consortia)

Energy Solutions, LLC

• Report (pdf 973 KB)
• Presentation (pdf 810 KB)
  
  

GE-Hitachi Nuclear Americas, LLC

• Report (pdf 1.19 MB)
• Presentation (pdf 700 KB)
  
  

General Atomics

• Report (pdf 550 KB)
• Presentation (pdf 4.95 MB)

International Nuclear Recycling Alliance
(AREVA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)

• Report (pdf 1.23 MB)
• Presentation (pdf 4.41 MB)

EOI for Industry:

• Consolidated Fuel Treatment Center (CFTC)
• Advanced Burner Reactor (ABR)
• Summary of Submitted EOIs
• EOI Industry Briefing Presentation
  
  • Questions and Answers

Press Releases:

• May 9, 2007
  Department Of Energy Offers $60 Million to Spur Industry Engagement in Global Nuclear Energy Partnership,



• July 30, 2007
  Department of Energy to Award $16 Million for GNEP Studies -- Teams to Provide Analysis on Technology Development



• October 1, 2007
  Department of Energy Awards More Than $16 Million for GNEP Technology Development Plans



• March 28, 2008
  DOE Awards $18.3 Million to Nuclear Industry Consortia for GNEP Studies