Scot Forge received $12.27 million in DOE funding announced May 14, 2026 to procure and install a large vertical turning lathe and gantry-style milling machine at its Spring Grove, Illinois facility — enabling domestic production of large components for Gen III+ SMRs. Scot Forge is a critical link in the US nuclear supply chain and a TVA coalition partner for the Clinch River BWRX-300 project. The investment directly addresses the domestic large forging bottleneck for SMR deployment.