Project Grant 31310024M0046

Award Date 6/14/24
Completion Date 6/13/28
Dollars Obligated $700K
Federal Agency
NRC Central Office
Federal Grant Program
77.008
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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The key products and services to be delivered through this funding include undergraduate and graduate scholarships, faculty development grants, and targeted research projects focused on areas such as autonomous robotics, seismic risk assessment, multiphase flow analysis, additive manufacturing qualifications, cybersecurity for advanced reactors, and radiation-hardened sensor development. The grant will help cultivate a capable nuclear workforce to support the design, construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials.

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