The Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $2,400,000 Project Grant under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The award will support a comprehensive research initiative focused on advancing nuclear energy science and technology. The project consists of three main components: Experimental efforts under Thrusts 1 and 3 to investigate fission products and characterize simulated...
The Department of Energy awarded a $842,101 project grant to the University of Texas at Austin through the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to support scientific infrastructure at the university. The three-year award, which runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025, will fund maintenance and upgrades to research laboratories and equipment used to resolve technical challenges in nuclear energy development. As the prime awardee, the University of...
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) was awarded a $837,246 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration (CFDA 81.121) program. The funding will support a 3-year project focused on advancing the technical readiness of novel fuel forms for small modular reactors. UTSA will leverage its expertise in areas such as engineering, materials science, and nuclear physics to conduct research,...
The University of Texas at Dallas will receive $330,029 under a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy. The funding supports the Nuclear Energy University Programs Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research program, which aims to promote nuclear energy research, development and demonstration through resolving technical challenges. Specifically, the University of Texas at Dallas will conduct research to address technical issues in nuclear energy as...
The Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $639,999 cooperative agreement to The University of Texas at San Antonio under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration federal grant program (CFDA 81.121) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The award will support an international collaboration between UT San Antonio and Boise State University to advance the technical readiness of uranium nitride (UN), uranium diboride (UB2), and their...
The Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $640,000 cooperative agreement to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The cooperative agreement will support the Nuclear Energy University Programs - Nuclear Energy University Programs Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research project being conducted at Texas A&M University in College...
The Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $638,518 cooperative agreement to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, doing business as Tees, to support the Nuclear Energy University Programs consolidated innovative nuclear research program. Under the three-year award running from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025, Tees will deliver nuclear energy research, development, and demonstration products and services. The award is funded through the Department of Energy's...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121), will provide $200,000 to the University of Texas at Austin to support the University Reactor Sharing and Outreach (RS&O) initiative. The key objectives of this project are to: (1) strengthen nuclear science and engineering education at colleges and universities without research reactors; (2) increase collaboration opportunities in...
The Department of Energy awarded the University of Tennessee a $3.2 million cooperative agreement from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027 under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA #81.121). The award will support research into innovative nuclear energy programs including the design and testing of new operator interfaces incorporating human factors for reliable hybrid plant operations. It will also fund the analysis of appropriate response procedures for...
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,...