The University of New Mexico (UNM) received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008). The 3-year grant, awarded on March 8, 2024, supports research on "USING DEPLETION SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS TO BETTER CHARACTERIZE REACTOR FUEL CYCLES." This work aims to advance scientific understanding and modeling capabilities related to nuclear reactor fuel cycles. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution and...
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 large-scale soil-structure-fluid interaction testing and analysis to enhance seismic risk assessment models of advanced reactor designs. The award was made to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, operating through the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), which is a state-controlled higher education institution and...
The University of New Mexico (UNM) received a $437,995 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The grant supports priority hardware replacement for the AGN-201M reactor at UNM's nuclear research facilities. This funding will enable UNM to maintain and upgrade critical infrastructure to support ongoing nuclear energy research and education initiatives at the university. The award has a...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) to the University of Maryland, College Park. The grant, with a performance period from December 4, 2024 to December 3, 2027, supports research focused on "IMPROVED ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION OF DPRA SIMULATION DATA." This work aims to enhance the analysis and visualization capabilities for DPRA (Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment) simulation...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008), provides $500,000.00 in funding to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska to conduct research on "CONTROL OF HYBRID ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TO ENHANCE MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE FOR NUCLEAR POWER APPLICATIONS". The project, which runs from November 29, 2024 to November 28, 2027, will focus on developing advanced additive manufacturing...
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...
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas received a $100,000 two-year Project Grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to fund its Training a Diverse Nuclear Workforce: UNLV Scholarship Program. The grant was awarded on March 31, 2023 under the U.S. NRC's Minority Serving Institutions Program (MSIP), which provides funding to nuclear and STEM-related minority serving programs and activities relevant to nuclear safety, security, and research. Through this funding, UNLV will provide scholarships...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) awarded a $821,179 Project Grant to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) on Jun 14, 2024. The grant funds a 4-year project titled "Fostering Next Generation Nuclear Force at Rensselaer" that supports nuclear science, engineering, and workforce development research and education at RPI. The project leverages RPI's expertise in areas such as advanced materials, computational...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) provides $200,000.00 in funding to the Regents of the University of Michigan for the Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Undergraduate Scholarship Program. The award period runs from June 14, 2024 to June 13, 2027. This program provides scholarships and supports research, education, and workforce development in nuclear science, engineering, and...
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,...