The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant (CFDA 81.180 - South Carolina Support for Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel Shipments) to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) on February 19, 2025. The objective of this 5-year grant is to ensure the safe and secure transportation of Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel (FRRSNF) within and through South Carolina. The grant funds SLED to provide armed escort services for FRRSNF...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy, under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121), provides $1,477,443.00 in funding to the South Carolina Universities Research & Education Foundation (SCUREF) for the Rickover Fellowship Program. The award, effective from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2029, supports comprehensive research, development, and demonstration initiatives aimed at...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management awarded a $951,901 Project Grant under the Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Management, Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.214). This grant supports the Southern Palmetto Foundation, a non-profit organization, in Barnwell, SC. The goal of the grant is to reinvest in disadvantaged communities affected by decades of DOE's nuclear defense research and...
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded a $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research (CFDA 81.113) program to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation to direct multidisciplinary research and innovation that enable technologies supporting NNSA's Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D. The 5-year award, effective from March 15, 2025 to March 14, 2030, aims to train the next generation of researchers and bridge the gap between...
The Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy University Programs award provides $640,000 to Clemson University through a cooperative agreement from FY2023 to FY2025. The funding supports Clemson's participation in the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA #81.121), which promotes resolving technical challenges to nuclear energy through university research. Specifically, Clemson will conduct Innovative Nuclear Research to advance nuclear technologies and address...
The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) awarded a $17,500,000 cooperative agreement to Columbia Energy & Environmental Services, Inc. under the Glovebox Manufacturing Expansion Initiative (CFDA 81.258). The four-year award, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2028, aims to support the expansion of the company's domestic nuclear glovebox manufacturing capacity. Through this funding, Columbia Energy & Environmental Services will provide...
Clemson University will receive $322,000 through an 11-year cooperative agreement award from the Department of Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The award funds the University Nuclear Leadership Program - Scholarship and Fellowship, which will provide scholarships and fellowships to students studying nuclear-related fields from 2022 through 2033. The Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $2,102,803 Cooperative Agreement to Westinghouse Electric Company LLC under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The funding supports the development of advanced nuclear technology through activities such as feasibility studies, prototype development, and technical analysis. Key focus areas include enhancing accident tolerance in nuclear fuels, as well as research and demonstration of micro reactor...
The University of South Carolina Salkehatchie was awarded a $1,950,667 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management under the Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Management, Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.214). The grant, titled "Driving Rural Innovators into Visions of Employment in STEM," aims to support workforce development and build community capacity in areas...
North Carolina State University will provide nuclear energy research and development services under a $640,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy. The award is part of the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA #81.121), which promotes resolving technical, cost, safety, security, and proliferation resistance challenges to nuclear energy through research, development and demonstration. Over a three-year period from...