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Real World, Not an April Fools' Joke:
$900M offer for SMR funding opens again—realigned to energy dominance agenda

$900 Million seems like a lot. And it is.

What is an SMR? Small Modular Reactor. That's not really a "type" of reactor. That's one of the problems with SMRs. It's a vague, nebulous term. The idea is basically referring to reactors and systems built in manufacturing plants and shipped on-site in modules, with minimal on-site fabrication.

This recent realignment of the solicitation from the DOE targets risks associated with Gen III+ Light Water Small Modular Reactors.

So, what is a "Light Water Reactor" (LWR)? They include Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) and Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs), for example.

So, why not Gen IV Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) like the liquid fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR)?

Why not Liquid Metal Cooled Nuclear Reactors (LMRs) like the Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor (SFR)?

As you might notice, one thing that plagues STEM industries is TLA (Three Letter Acronym) creep.

STEM professionals already have to deal with it. Even outside the nuclear space.

But why limit to "advanced light water reactors?"

By the way, that also eliminates the CANDU reactor.

Now, this isn't going to go to a small company, either. The solicitation is designed to be "$800M to support up to two first mover teams" and approximately "$100M to spur additional Gen III+ SMR deployments by addressing key gaps."

Are we essentially providing a bail-out to some SMR LWR companies? There are only a handful of companies that seem to fit the bill.

Should we limit the funding to two first movers? Or should we be looking for new technology development? How do we reconcile the drive for new development with the overbearing 10CFR53?
https://www.ans.org/news/2025-03-26/article-6894/smr-doe-doene-oecd-small-modular-reactors-light-water-reactors/

$900M offer for SMR funding opens again—realigned to energy dominance agenda Power & Operations$900M offer for SMR funding opens again—realigned to energy dominance agendaMarch 26, 2025, 3:03PMNuclear NewsThe Department of Energy reissued a $900 million solicitation on March 24 designed to de-risk the deployment of “Gen-III+” light water small modular reactors. The sam...

With all the recent discussion about the Polaris Dawn mission, I've seen an uptick in posts questioning our original Apollo Missions.
This is one of the best explanations I've seen about the design and structure of the Lunar Module.

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