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US awards $20m for advanced nuclear reactor concepts
The latest programme aims to assist the progression of advanced reactor designs in their earliest phases
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The US Government has announced $20 million (£14.8m) in awards for advanced reactor concepts for nuclear power stations.
The funding is being provided under the new Advanced Reactor Demonstration Programme (ARDP), which has been designed to help domestic private industry demonstrate advanced nuclear reactors in the US.
The Office of Nuclear Energy has selected three teams to receive the funding for the ARDP’s Advanced Reactor Concepts-20 (ARC-20) programme, which aims to assist the progression of advanced reactor designs in their earliest phases.