Name | Type | Posted | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
RFA: DE-FOA-0003594 | LINK | Oct 21, 2025 |
Request for Applications: Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program
Contact and place of performance
Fogg, Jeffrey C.
Idaho Falls, ID
USA
DOE is establishing a program for making surplus plutonium materials available to industry for advanced nuclear technologies. Applicants from commercial companies with detailed recycling and processing plans, including funding commitments and schedule to utilize the surplus plutonium materials within DOE’s inventories for nuclear fuel for reactors in the United States will be accepted.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho Operations Office is establishing the Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program to make surplus plutonium materials from its inventories available to the commercial industry. This initiative supports the development of advanced nuclear technologies by providing materials for use as nuclear fuel in reactors within the United States. The program is classified under NAICS 221113, Nuclear Electric Power Generation, and PSC 4470, NUCLEAR REACTORS, with no set-aside designated for the requirement.
Commercial companies interested in the program must submit detailed recycling and processing plans that include specific funding commitments and a schedule for utilizing the surplus materials. This Special Notice is associated with one attachment titled RFA: DE-FOA-0003594, which was issued on October 21, 2025. Jeffrey C. Fogg is the designated point of contact for this announcement.
The deadline for applications is November 21, 2025. While the place of performance is identified as Idaho Falls, Idaho, the scope involves the processing and utilization of federal plutonium inventories for domestic nuclear energy production. The notice was published and last updated on October 21, 2025.
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