Request for Information To Release a Solicitation for Certification and Allocation of Credits Under the Civil Nuclear Credit Program

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is issuing this RFI to request information from interested parties of DOE's intent to release a solicitation for applications, and to seek advance notice of an intent to submit applications in the form of a Letter of Interest (LOI), from nuclear reactor owners or operators for certification and allocation of credits under the Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) Program to support nuclear reactors at risk of ceasing operations due to economic factors. In the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Congress directed the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to establish a CNC Program to evaluate and certify nuclear reactors that are projected to cease operations due to economic factors and to allocate credits to selected certified nuclear reactors via a sealed bid process.