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NuScale ORNL AI Fuel Optimization — GAIN Voucher

Developer
NuScale Power / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / DOE GAIN
Capacity
0 MWe
Last updated
6/3/2026

Project overview

Reactor type
PWR
Announced
2/1/2026
Projected operational
12/31/2028

Notes

NuScale Power partnered with Oak Ridge National Laboratory through a DOE GAIN (Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear) Voucher — part of the first round of fiscal year 2026 GAIN awards — to use AI to explore options for reducing fuel costs across multiple NuScale reactors simultaneously. Methods for optimising nuclear fuel management for a single reactor are well established; this research extends AI-powered optimisation to multi-reactor fleet scenarios, targeting cost reductions for NuScale's planned ENTRA1/TVA six-plant, 72-module deployment and other large-scale VOYGR programmes.

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