Policy and licensing / United States (federal)

DOE Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor programme

DOE programme with two first-mover selections on 2 December 2025 (TVA and Holtec, up to $400 million each) and eight further selections on 14 May 2026 (more than $94 million for early site permits and supply chains).

Category
Funding and support programmes
Status
In effect
Instrument
funding programme · DOE Gen III+ SMR solicitation (16 October 2024; modified 24 March 2025)
Issued by
U.S. Department of Energy
Jurisdiction
United States (federal)
Affects
Project funding
In effect from
—
Expiry or completion
None recorded
Operative text
DOE Generation III+ SMR programme questions and answers (DOE programme Q&A)
Last checked · next review
2026-10-03 · 2026-11-02

Legal and geographic scope

Federal cost-shared funding for first deployments of light-water Gen III+ SMRs (Tier 1, up to $800 million in federal funds) and for supply-chain and other barriers (Tier 2), from a $900 million solicitation; DOE pays no more than 50% of project costs.

Not approved or still pending

Selections are cost-shared commitments, not disbursements; final award terms are not recorded here.

Dated lifecycle

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