$38M in DOE Nuclear Energy University Program awards for materials, science, math and systems R&D
Today, the DOE announced $38 million in new Nuclear Energy University Programs awards going to 42 university-led R&D projects for awards totaling $38 million.
The projects cover four subject areas:
Fuel Cycle R&D ($11.8 million): Developing novel technology options that will improve used fuel storage, recycling and disposal options.
Gen IV Reactor R&D ($19.9 million): Advanced reactor concepts, including fuels, materials, and reactor modeling; investigation of small and medium-sized reactor concepts; and modeling and simulation, structural materials, energy conversion, instrumentation and control, and innovative manufacturing.
Light Water Reactor Sustainability ($0.8 million): Improving the reliability and sustainability of current reactors through understanding of fundamental aging and degradation behavior in reactor materials; improving inspection and monitoring technologies and development of advanced fuels; and improving safety-margin characterization and life-extension decision making.
Mission-Relevant Investigator-Initiated Research ($5.6 million): “Blue sky” research in engineering, nuclear and health physics, materials science, radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry.
