This $800,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121), will fund research, development, and demonstration activities at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The project aims to advance nuclear energy science and technology to meet U.S. energy, environmental, and national security needs. Specific areas of focus include existing...
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 Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $2,499,220 Project Grant under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The grant supports university-led research and development initiatives focused on advancing nuclear energy technology, including maintaining existing reactors, developing advanced reactor designs, securing the nuclear fuel cycle, and expanding international nuclear energy cooperation....
This $500,000 Project Grant awarded on January 31, 2025 by 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 grant recipient is the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, operating through the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), a state-controlled higher education...
This $704,136 Project Grant award from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) supports the "USE OF HYBRID TOOLS TO MODEL RISKS OF ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR TECHNOLOGIES UNDER A CHANGING CLIMATE" at the University of Maryland, College Park over a 3-year period from Mar 2024 to Mar 2027. The project aims to develop advanced modeling and simulation tools to assess the risks of next-generation nuclear reactor technologies in the...
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 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on January 31, 2025. The 3-year grant will support research on "ADVANCING EVALUATION OF MULTIPHASE FLOW IN LARGE GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATION." The project aims to develop advanced scientific capabilities and workforce development in nuclear science, engineering, and related technical disciplines to...
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $2,399,998.00 Project Grant to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The award, effective August 1, 2024, supports a multi-year research project focused on advancing nuclear energy science and technology. Tees, a research institution specializing in innovative engineering and scientific solutions, will leverage its...
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 to support the "Improved Analysis and Visualization of DPRA Simulation Data" research project. The project aims to enhance the analysis and visualization capabilities for DPRA (Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment) simulation data, which is critical for advancing nuclear safety and regulatory...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.121) provides $199,984.00 to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) to support the University Reactor Sharing and Outreach (RS & O) initiative. The primary objectives of this award are to: (1) strengthen nuclear science and engineering instruction at colleges and universities without research reactors; (2) increase opportunities...