# Request for Application: Initiative to Bolster Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/3ea0412bdb494eaea1380a6f2bbf4239

- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was June 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Energy
- Contracting office: Idaho Operations Office (892432)
- First posted: April 22, 2026
- Last posted: April 22, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3ea0412bdb494eaea1380a6f2bbf4239/view

## Description

Pursuant to Section 5(c) of EO 14299, DOE is issuing this Request for Application to support or enable privately funded nuclear fuel recycling technologies. Potential resources available from DOE to enable this effort include DOE sites and facilities for testing and potential deployment, DOE used nuclear fuel for prototype testing or recycling, DOE authorization for research activities and prototype testing, or other activities that advance a DOE mission, and expertise at DOE national laboratories.

## Publications

- April 22, 2026: Special notice, due June 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 3ea0412bdb494eaea1380a6f2bbf4239. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3ea0412bdb494eaea1380a6f2bbf4239/view

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