DOE Package Performance Demonstration

This is Amendment 02 to the Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought (SSN) notice 89243224NNE000016. This Amendment changes Section VI of the Package Performance Demonstration RFI/SSN to extend the response deadline from 5:00 p.m. MDT, September 30, 2024 to 5:00 p.m. MDT, October 31, 2024. This is a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice (SSN).

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) is considering options for conducting a Package Performance Demonstration (PPD) to help build public trust and confidence in the safety of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) transportation casks and SNF transportation by rail, heavy-haul truck, and barge by demonstrating the ability of a SNF transportation cask to withstand hypothetical accident test conditions set forth in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 71 (10 CFR Part 71).