CRDF Global Awarded $8 million Contract to Support Department of State’s FIRST Initiative

CRDF Global announced today that it has been awarded an $8M contract by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund (ISN/NDF) to provide capacity-building support relating to the Foundational Infrastructure for the Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) Initiative.

CRDF Global will support ISN/NDF with trainings and related support to advance the FIRST initiative, which strengthens the capacity of partner governments on how to build a nuclear energy program focused on the deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology that is in accordance with the highest standards for nuclear security, nonproliferation, and safety.