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Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), the managing and operating contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is seeking Expressions of Interest... Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), the managing and operating contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from industry stakeholders regarding a potential multi-phase demonstration program for innovative uses of nuclear energy with the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) and the Crosscutting Technology Development Integrated Energy Systems (CTD IES) program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy. The potential demonstration program would begin in 2021 with a pre-phase (i.e., Phase 0) for planning and analysis. Phase 1 would then utilize existing test bed capabilities to emulate integration of a nuclear reactor with thermal energy storage, high-temperature electrolysis for hydrogen production, or other novel applications. Phase 2 would leverage a microreactor test bed currently under development to demonstrate integrated energy use concepts at a small scale. Phase 3 would integrate innovative systems with advanced nuclear reactors being planned for larger sites over the next several years. BEA invites industry stakeholders to provide input on useful focus areas of and technical requirements for this multi-phase demonstration program. BEA also wishes to understand industry stakeholders’ level of interest in actively participating in the program to demonstrate specific equipment or processes during one or more of the phases. Funding sources have not yet been identified for this program; responses to the EOI will inform future planning for the NRIC program and the CTD IES program.