[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 66084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29402]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Number DE-PS07-04ID14435]


Nuclear Power 2010 Program--New Nuclear Power Plant Licensing 
Demonstration Projects

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office (NE-ID), U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation inviting cooperative agreement 
applications.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking applications 
for financial assistance from power generation companies or teams led 
by power generation companies for projects that enable a new nuclear 
power plant to be ordered and licensed for deployment in the United 
States within the decade. For the purposes of this solicitation, 
project applications are sought which implement a power generation 
company plan of activities leading to a combined Construction and 
Operating License (COL) for a new nuclear power plant. The plan is 
expected to address power generation company activities for design 
completion of a standardized advanced reactor plant, preparation and 
submission of a COL application and support of NRC review and hearings 
associated with the application. For conduct of these projects, DOE 
encourages innovative business arrangements, such as consortia among 
power generation companies, plant owners/operators, reactor vendors, 
architect engineers and constructors with strong and common commitment 
to build and operate new nuclear power plants in the United States.

DATES: The issuance date of Solicitation Number DE-PS07-04ID14435 will 
be on November 19, 2003. Applications may be submitted at any time 
during the open solicitation period, December 20, 2003, through 
December 31, 2004. Applications will be evaluated as they are received. 
Merit selection and the issuance of an award may occur anytime during 
the application acceptance timeframe. Merit selection activities will 
take approximately six to eight weeks after DOE has received the 
initial technical application. Issuance of an award is expected to be 
complete approximately ten weeks after selection. A pre-bid submission 
briefing for all interested parties has been scheduled on December 11, 
2003. This meeting will be held at the Residence Inn located on 550 
Army Navy Drive in Arlington, Virginia, phone number: 703-413-6630. The 
meeting will begin at 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The solicitation in its full text will be available on the 
Internet at the following URL address: http://e-center.doe.gov. The 
Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) provides the medium for 
disseminating solicitations, receiving financial assistance 
applications and evaluating the applications in a paperless 
environment. Completed applications are required to be submitted via 
IIPS. An IIPS ``User Guide for Contractors'' can be obtained on the 
IIPS Homepage and then clicking on the ``Help'' button. Questions 
regarding the operation of IIPS may be e-mailed to the IIPS Help Desk 
at center.doe.gov">IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Layne Isom, Contract Specialist, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Applications are limited to power companies 
or teams led by power companies and plant owners/operators with 
appropriate participation from reactor vendors, other suppliers, 
architect-engineers and constructors. A fifty percent (50%) minimum 
industry cost share, consisting of contributions from power generation 
companies and other participants, is required over the life of the 
cooperative agreements for all projects. Industry cost share may be 
provided as cash or as in-kind cost share. Industry cost share may not 
include other federal funding. In-kind cost share must directly relate 
to the scope of the specific project. It is anticipated that FY 2004 
appropriations for Nuclear Power 2010 activities would contain 
sufficient funds to make up to $15,000,000 available to fund the first 
year of the effort anticipated by this solicitation. Subsequent year 
funding will depend upon future appropriations. The statutory authority 
for this program is section 31 of the Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. 
2051.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number for this 
program is 81.121, Nuclear Energy Research, Development and 
Demonstration.

    Issued in Idaho Falls on November 19, 2003.
Michael L. Adams,
Acting Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 03-29402 Filed 11-24-03; 8:45 am]
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