The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.121). The award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is focused on advancing nuclear energy science and technology. Specifically, the grant funds UAB's research project titled "Polymer-Derived C-SiC Coatings on Kernel Particles for Advanced Nuclear...
This Project Grant award of $500,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) to support nuclear science, engineering, and related technical research and workforce development. The award was granted to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, acting through the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), for the period from November 29, 2024 to November 28, 2027. The funded project will...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $500,000.00 and awarded by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008), will fund research at the University of Maryland, College Park to improve the analysis and visualization of DPRA simulation data. The project has a performance period from December 4, 2024 to December 3, 2027. The University of Maryland, a prominent research institution, has a proven track record of conducting advanced...
This $499,997 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) is funding a 3-year research project at the University of Illinois to analyze a risk-informed, performance-based regulatory approach for advanced nuclear reactors. The research aims to provide context-based analysis to support the development of regulatory frameworks for new nuclear technologies. As the prime...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $600,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008). The award is focused on evaluating the scalability of dose-based siting boundaries for multi-unit advanced reactor plants using a consequence-driven physical security-informed framework. Key objectives include developing source terms for severe accident analyses, integrating physical protection system sabotage...
This Project Grant award in the amount of $200,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to the University of New Mexico (UNM) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The funding will support UNM's efforts to share its nuclear research reactor resources and capabilities with other educational institutions, including those without research reactors, to increase awareness and education in nuclear science,...
The University of Alabama was awarded a $322,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA #81.121) for the period of August 6, 2021 through August 31, 2033. The cooperative agreement will support the University's provision of integrated university program scholarship and fellowship support. Specifically, the University will deliver scholarships and fellowships to students pursuing...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,070,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The award, made on August 1, 2024, supports comprehensive research, development, and demonstration initiatives to advance nuclear energy science and technology in the United States. The prime awardee, the Regents of the University of Michigan, will conduct nuclear energy research projects...
This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) to the University of New Mexico (UNM) on September 13, 2024. The funding will support a 3-year project (through September 12, 2027) to conduct confirmatory testing and analysis of vessel cooling systems in support of design certifications for advanced nuclear reactors. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution and state-controlled university, UNM will...
This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) supports the Nuclear Engineering Fellowship Program at the University of Michigan. The program aims to cultivate a skilled nuclear workforce by funding graduate fellowships, research projects, and technical studies focused on nuclear science, engineering, and related disciplines. The four-year award, effective June 2024 through June 2028, will...