The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) has listed five key takeaways from DOE’s latest budget request that advance nuclear energy and help support the nation’s ambitious goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

(DOE released its Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Budget request in April. The request includes $1.7 billion for NE and is one of the highest ever requests for NE. “This will allow the office to act swiftly on funding activities to support emerging technologies and improvements to the nuclear fuel cycle,” NE said.

The Budget complements the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which provides more than $62 billion for DOE over five years to deliver a more equitable clean energy future. The BIL includes funding to demonstrate advanced reactors, preserve the existing fleet, and develop new ways to produce clean hydrogen, including the use of nuclear energy. NE said it “will continue supporting the implementation of the BIL in coordination with the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations and the Grid Deployment Office”.