This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) provides $4,000,000 to the University of Missouri System to acquire a specialized hot cell for the production of Lutetium-177 (Lu-177). Lu-177 is a radioisotope used in breakthrough cancer treatments, and the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) is currently the sole supplier of Lu-177 in North America. The goal of this project is...
This federal Project Grant award of $900,000.00 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) to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) on August 1, 2024. The primary focus of the research project is on metal-loaded zeolites as effective and mechanically robust iodine sorbents for nuclear applications. UNR has issued a $342,000 sub-award to the Missouri University of Science &...
The University of Missouri System, doing business as Curators of the University of Missouri, was awarded a $375,838 project grant by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The funding will support the university's scientific infrastructure and consolidated innovative nuclear research efforts from August 1, 2024 through the ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025. As a major research institution, the...
The Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy awarded the University of Missouri, Columbia a $225,933 Project Grant under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program. The grant supports scientific infrastructure at the university to advance the DOE's mission of promoting nuclear energy through research, development and demonstration efforts aimed at resolving technical challenges. Specifically, the funding will support university research infrastructure from...
The University of Missouri was awarded a $304,724 Project Grant 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 October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funding will support the University's scientific infrastructure through the Nuclear Energy University Programs for research resolving technical and safety issues related to nuclear energy. As part of DOE's program to...
This $900,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121), supports nuclear energy research at North Carolina State University (NC State) from August 1, 2024, through September 30, 2027. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Mechanical properties testing of unirradiated and irradiated materials, including miniature tensile tests, nano tensile tests,...
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...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $199,070.00 was issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) to provide undergraduate scholarships in nuclear engineering at Missouri University of Science & Technology (Missouri S&T) over a 3-year period from June 2024 to June 2027. The grant funds will support scholarships for students pursuing nuclear engineering degrees at Missouri S&T, a leading...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) awarded a $567,573 project grant under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) to the University of Missouri System to conduct research on the Reactive Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Borated Aluminum Alloy 6061 for Nuclear Applications. The project, which runs from September 2024 to September 2027, will involve developing advanced manufacturing techniques for borated aluminum alloys to support nuclear applications. The University of...
The University of Missouri System was awarded a $200,000 project grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Central Office. The grant falls under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008), which provides funding for undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships, and trade school and community college scholarships in nuclear engineering and related fields. Specifically, the University of Missouri System will use this funding to support...