Memorandum of Understanding Between DOE and NRC on Nuclear Energy Innovation

DOE and NRC agree to share technical expertise and computing resources to speed up the deployment of advanced nuclear technologies.

Office of Nuclear Energy

October 16, 2019

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to share technical expertise and computing resources to speed up the deployment of advanced nuclear technologies. The MOU centers on DOE’s new National Reactor Innovation Center initiative which was authorized by the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017.