The U.S. Department of Energy is following up on the Trump administration’s energy policies by issuing a Request for Information aimed at strengthening domestic nuclear energy capabilities and reducing reliance on foreign sources.
Through the RFI, DOE is asking states to propose hosting Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, regional hubs that would support selected portions of the nuclear fuel cycle, such as fuel fabrication, enrichment, advanced reactor deployment, power generation, co-located data centers or waste research, depending on local capacity and priorities.
Responses to the Department of Energy’s RFI are due April 1. The RFI is not a request for grant proposals and does not commit the federal government to funding or selecting any sites. States are instead asked to describe which nuclear lifecycle activities they could host, what infrastructure and workforce resources are available, and how federal, state, and private partners might share costs and risks.
DOE will use the information to lay the groundwork for a coordinated national approach to nuclear energy that strengthens domestic nuclear supply chains while allowing states a larger role in future planning.
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