# Silicon Carbide Cladding Development

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0002662-silicon-carbide-cladding-development/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/337031

> Idaho Field Office offered grants of up to $45.0 million to any type of organization. It expected to make one award worth $45.0 million in total. Applications closed on March 4, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0002662 |
| Agency | Idaho Field Office |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 4, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $45.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $45.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.121 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

FFRDCs are not eligible to participate as a prime applicant. This restriction does not apply to these entities to become sub-recipients, sub-awardees, vendors, or team members of the prime/lead applicant.

## What the grant funds

In the 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress appropriated funds to DOE for the research and development of advanced ATF in response to the incident that occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The Fukushima Daiichi incident, along with progress in the development of advanced materials, provided the impetus to improve nuclear fuel performance and safety, thereby mitigating the effects of a severe accident. To support the research and development of advanced ATF, NE, under 2012 guidance, initiated an industry-oriented program to accelerate improvements to LWR fuel performance and safety. The goal of this ATF development effort is to have one or more LWR advanced fuel concepts in commercial implementation in the late 2020’s time period. Toward that end several concepts are being pursued that involve either coating on existing LWR clad material or a new non-metallic type of cladding. The silicon carbide ceramic matrix clad concept is an example of the latter. The operational constraint on all ATF concepts is that they fit geometrically into existing LWRs, and, in comparison with standard LWR fuel, should be able to tolerate loss of active cooling in a severe accident for a considerably longer time period, and maintain or improve fuel performance during normal operations. Because of its non-metallic nature, silicon carbide ceramic matrix composite fuel cladding has a potential to tolerate higher accident transient temperatures with lower hydrogen production in the severe accident situation and thereby meet desired ATF safety enhancements. However, silicon carbide ceramic matrix composite fuel cladding has significant manufacturing development hurdles that must also be addressed. The result of the ATF development activities, if successful, will be one or more commercial products that is utilized in existing and future nuclear power plants. While the end user of the new technology will be the nuclear industry, the Government has a major role in facilitating the initial research, development, and deployment (RD&D) to support the effort, because the effort is primarily focused on continued use of clean energy technology with enhanced safety that is in the public's interest.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0002662 still open?

No. It closed on March 4, 2022. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003577, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).

### Who can apply for Silicon Carbide Cladding Development?

Idaho Field Office accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Silicon Carbide Cladding Development?

Closed March 4, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $45.0 million each. About $45.0 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Us SFR Owner LLC, X Energy, LLC, CFPP LLC. The program made 464 awards worth $3.2 billion in that time.