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October 1, 2007
Department of Energy Awards More Than $16 Million for GNEP Technology Development Plans
Areva, EnergySolutions, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Americas, and General Atomics to Develop Conceptual Design
WASHINGTON, DC–The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) completed cooperative agreements on Friday
with four industry consortia to receive $16.3 million for technical and conceptual design studies to further the Global Nuclear Energy
Partnership(GNEP). Today’s announcement follows the selections for negotiation of terms under a Funding Opportunity
Announcement in July to AREVA; Energy Solutions; GE-Hitachi Nuclear Americas, LLC; and General Atomics to develop studies for a
GNEP nuclear fuel recycling center and advanced recycling reactor. Funding under the cooperative agreements awarded last week
is as follows: $5.6 million to AREVA; $4.3 million to EnergySolutions, LLC; $4.8 million to GE-Hitachi Nuclear Americas, LLC;
and $1.6 million to General Atomics. DOE will evaluate the information and recommendations provided by the teams, as well as other data
and analyses, to explore the technical and business parameters that could support the development and deployment of GNEP technology.
“These studies will contribute to the analysis and inform the research that DOE is conducting to further the Global
Nuclear Energy Partnership,” Assistant Secretary of Nuclear Energy Dennis R. Spurgeon said. “These awards enable DOE to benefit from the vast
technological and business experience of the private sector as we move towards the goal of closing the nuclear fuel cycle.”
In July, DOE announced that four consortia led by AREVA; EnergySolutions, LLC; GE-Hitachi
Nuclear Americas, LLC; and General Atomics were selected to receive up to $16 million. DOE has since negotiated the
final terms of the cooperative agreements with the selected applicants and awards have been made for the consortia to
provide conceptual design studies, technology development roadmaps, business plans, and a communications strategy in 2008
supporting decisions regarding the GNEP proposal for a nuclear fuel recycling center and advanced recycling reactor.
The following outlines the funding negotiated for each applicant.
AREVA ($5.6 Million)
Principle Team Members: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.; Battelle Memorial Institute-Columbus Operations BWX Technologies, Inc.; Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd.; and Washington Group International
ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC (ENERGY SOLUTIONS) ($4.3 Million) Principle Team Members: The Shaw Group and Westinghouse Electric Company. Additional members: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL); Booz Allen Hamilton; Nexia Solutions; Nuclear Fuel Services; and Toshiba.
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR AMERICAS, LLC (GE-HITACHI) ($4.8 Million) Team Members: Burns and Roe; Ernst & Young; Fluor Corporation; International Business Machines (IBM); and Lockheed Martin.
GENERAL ATOMICS (GENERAL ATOMICS) ($1.6 Million)
Team Members: CH2M Hill; United Technologies Corporation - Hamilton Sundstrand Rocketdyne Division (UTC); a Russian consortium led by OKB Mechanical Engineering (OKBM); Potomac Communications Group; LISTO; and KAERI.
Today’s announcement is part of $60 million in funding opportunities announced by the Deputy Secretary of Energy Clay Sell in
May to engage industry experts in the conceptual designs for proposed GNEP facilities. The $60 million in funding opportunities includes the current
funding announced today of $16.3 million and planned future funding of $44 million that is expected to be made available through September 2009, subject
to congressional appropriations and other considerations.
GNEP is part of President Bush's Advanced Energy Initiative and seeks to enable the expanded use of nuclear energy worldwide
to meet growing electricity demand. GNEP seeks to close the nuclear fuel cycle in ways that reduce proliferation risks, reduce waste and increase
global energy security.
For more information on GNEP, visit: http://www.gnep.gov
Media Contact:
Angela Hill, (202) 586-4940
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