This $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) supports research at Texas A&M University-Kingsville to optimize the core design of small modular reactors (SMRs). The 3-year project, with a completion date of March 7, 2027, will conduct research to improve the efficiency and safety of SMR core configurations. Texas A&M University-Kingsville, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, has extensive...
The University of Florida received a $450,000 Project Grant award from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008). The grant will fund the 2020 NRC Nuclear Engineering Faculty Development Program at the University of Florida from April 5, 2021 through April 4, 2024. As explained in the program description, the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program provides funding for faculty development grants in...
This $998,497.88 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) will fund a variety of research, development, and demonstration activities at the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) over a 3-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The grant will support Tees' work advancing nuclear energy science and technology across areas such as...
The Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $246,418 two-year Project Grant to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (doing business as Tees) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The grant supports scientific infrastructure under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA #81.121). This federal program promotes resolving technical, cost, safety, security, and proliferation resistance challenges to nuclear energy through research,...
The Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $640,000 cooperative agreement to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The cooperative agreement will support the Nuclear Energy University Programs - Nuclear Energy University Programs Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research project being conducted at Texas A&M University in College...
This $800,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) supports comprehensive research, development, and demonstration initiatives to advance nuclear energy science and technology. The award was made on August 1, 2024 to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees), a state agency and member of The Texas A&M University System, with a period of performance through September 30,...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) awarded a $700,000 Project Grant to North Carolina State University (NC State) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008). The grant, awarded on June 14, 2024, supports the "Distinguished Faculty Advancement Program in Nuclear Engineering" at NC State, with a projected completion date of June 13, 2028. The program aims to cultivate a capable nuclear workforce through activities such as undergraduate and graduate...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) to the Georgia Tech Research Corp, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Programs, with a performance period from September 13, 2024 to September 12, 2027. The grant supports research to evaluate the scalability of dose-based siting boundaries for multi-unit advanced reactor plants using a consequence-driven, physical security-informed framework. As...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $625,000 Project Grant under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) for the FY24 Distinguished Early Career Program. The grant, with a performance period from Aug 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2029, will fund nuclear energy research and development initiatives at Tees, a state-government research institution. The award supports the DOE's...
This $703,996 Project Grant award from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) will support the "FACULTY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM TO INTEGRATE JUNIOR FACULTY IN NUCLEAR ENGINEERING RESEARCH AT UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY" over a 4-year period from June 2024 to June 2028. The funding will enable Utah State University, a public research university and 1862 land-grant institution, to conduct research, technical assistance,...