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$79,918,202

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC

energyactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-10-01·LATEST ACTION2026-03-24·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_DENE0009033_089
Award description

CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF LWR FUEL WITH ENHANCED ACCIDENT TOLERANCE

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Continued research and development of light water reactor fuel with enhanced accident tolerance characteristics.

Sub-sectors
nuclear-fuellwr-developmentaccident-tolerance
Why this matters

Accident-tolerant fuels improve nuclear safety margins and extend fuel performance, supporting long-term U.S. nuclear fleet viability and competitiveness.

Supply-chain signal

Signals sustained demand for advanced nuclear fuel materials, manufacturing processes, and testing capabilities from Westinghouse and upstream suppliers.

U.S.–China competition angle

China is advancing its own accident-tolerant fuel programs; U.S. investment maintains technological leadership in next-generation nuclear fuel technology.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002180.

Period of performance
Start
2021-10-01
End
2026-09-30
Status
activein 135 days
Sources

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