$293M
TOTAL
FUNDING
$750K
MAX PHASE I AWARD
APR 28
PHASE I DEADLINE
11:59 PM EASTERN
9 MO
PROJECT PERIOD
The Opportunity
What the Genesis Mission actually funds
This isn’t exploratory research money. The DOE wants AI workflows that remove real bottlenecks in design, engineering, compliance, and infrastructure delivery. Nuclear is an explicit priority. Two areas matter most for organizations like yours.
Nuclear Focus Area A: Accelerated Nuclear Power Plant Design and Licensing
• Create an automated process for rapid reactor design, AI-assisted monitoring and control, and licensing documentation
• Automate the preparation and review of safety and regulatory documentation
• Harmonize regulatory requirements across multidisciplinary engineering workflows
• Integrate reasoning engines with workflows spanning requirements definition, analysis, multiphysics modeling, and design synthesis
All Eight Other Nuclear Focus Areas
• RTS has depth of experience in AI-Assisted Site Characterization: Accelerate waste disposition site characterization through AI Modeling (Focus Area F)
• RTS has also already performed government funded work in the focus area of AI-Assisted End Disposition Design: Concept Design for Disposal of Used Nuclear Fuel and Reprocessed Fuel Waste Streams (Focus Area G)
• Regardless of the nuclear focus area, RTS can solve the problem you want to get funded.
CRITICAL TIMELINE
This program moves fast. Organizations without a formed team and a scoped proposal won’t be competitive. There’s no slow lane here.
| Milestone | Date |
| Phase I Applications Due | April 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern |
| Phase II Letters of Intent Due | April 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern |
| Phase II Full Applications Due | May 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern |
| Phase I Award Range | $500,000 to $750,000 |
| Phase I Project Period | 9 months |
WHY RTS
Most applicants will bring general AI experience into a highly specialized domain. That’s the gap RTS fills from the other direction. We started in nuclear and built the AI practice on top of it.
NRC-ready thinking, audit-first delivery, and production-grade AI workflows. That’s the combination the Genesis Mission is looking for. It’s not something a generalist AI firm can replicate by reading the FOA.
“RTS brings a delivery-led approach rooted in hands-on nuclear experience. Its teams have supported safety- and compliance-critical workflows, worked alongside plant personnel, and helped organizations navigate the transition from exploratory AI efforts to sustained operational value.” – Nuclearn, AI Company with 50+ Years of Nuclear Experience
How we align to what the Genesis Mission requires
Regulatory Documentation
AI applied to NRC permit and license documentation. Faster cycle times, better accuracy, fully traceable outputs from day one.
Human-in-Command Governance
Every RTS workflow keeps human authority in place. Audit-ready deliverables and inspection-readiness before anything goes live.
Multidisciplinary Engineering Workflows
Reasoning engines connected to workflows across requirements definition, analysis, and design synthesis.
Documented AI Advantage
Our use case library has it. Documented time savings of 2 years of effort, throughput gains of the fastest NRC submissions following company incorporation, and cost reductions of $2.31 million from real nuclear AI engagements.
What to do now
The window is open. Here is how to get positioned.
Genesis Mission awards require a formed multi-sector team and a concrete, demonstrable workflow. Here’s what needs to happen and why moving now gives you the best shot at a competitive submission.
Confirm your teaming eligibility. The FOA requires at least two sectors: Industry, National Laboratories, or Higher Education and Non-Profit organizations. RTS fills an industry seat and helps you connect with the right lab or academic partner.
Map your active work to the FOA focus areas. Not every nuclear AI project qualifies as written. We help you identify which workstreams align to the 99 focus areas and frame the reimbursement case before you write a single word of the proposal.
Build the strawman proposal before you find partners. Lead with a defined solution rather than searching for partners first. A concrete proposal with clear partner roles shortens the teaming process and produces stronger submissions.
Reach out now, not when the deadline is close. Phase I closes April 28. There isn’t time to form teams, scope solutions, and write proposals in sequence. RTS compresses that timeline by bringing nuclear AI expertise, pilot evidence, and regulatory traceability to the table from day one.
Ready to pursue the Genesis Mission?
One conversation. No pitch deck. An honest look at where your organization fits and what it takes to submit a competitive application before April 28.
