DOE Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP)

The Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) under DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations funds commercial-scale demonstration of advanced reactor concepts, including Generation IV and small modular reactor technologies. The program has delivered high-visibility awards to developers including TerraPower and X-energy as part of DOE's advanced-nuclear demonstration pipeline. ARDP is positioned as a cooperative-agreement framework with a required 50% match and pilot evidence expectations for demonstration-stage execution. A Generation III+ SMR sub-FOA closed on January 17, 2025, with recipient selections still pending at the source snapshot time. The available context indicates that new open opportunities were not being published by that snapshot point. It is best aligned with teams that already have technical depth, a deployable demonstration design, and a clear strategy for commercial-scale implementation. The model supports one-off, large federal demonstration activity rather than a repetitive annual cadence.

No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: One-off.