The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy awarded Utah State University a $803,000 Project Grant under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The 3-year grant, which commenced on October 1, 2023, will fund research, development, and demonstration activities to advance nuclear energy science and technology. Key products and services to be delivered through this award include feasibility studies, modeling, prototype development, and...
The Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy awarded Utah State University a $650,000 cooperative agreement from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA #81.121). The award will support Utah State University's Nuclear Energy University Programs Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research efforts. As part of its mission to resolve technical challenges to advancing nuclear energy through research, the Nuclear Energy...
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 (CFDA 81.121) program supports research at Brigham Young University (BYU) to advance nuclear energy science and technology. The funded work focuses on improving the reliability of novel TRISO fuel forms for advanced nuclear reactors through multiscale, high-throughput characterization and modeling. The grant award has a performance...
This $899,924 federal Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to Brigham Young University (BYU) on August 1, 2024. The award will support comprehensive nuclear energy research, development, and demonstration initiatives at BYU over a performance period through September 30, 2027. The funding will enable BYU to conduct basic and applied research, develop new technologies, and provide...
This $920,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) supports nuclear energy research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The funding, which has an award date of August 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027, will enable the university to conduct comprehensive research initiatives aimed at maintaining existing nuclear reactor capabilities, developing advanced...
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,...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,800,000.00 was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The award supports comprehensive research and development initiatives to advance nuclear energy science and technology in the United States. The primary awardee, Boise State University, will conduct research and development activities related to existing nuclear reactor capabilities,...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,070,000 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). The award, made on August 1, 2024, supports comprehensive research, development, and demonstration initiatives to advance nuclear energy science and technology in the United States. The prime awardee, the Regents of the University of Michigan, will conduct nuclear energy research projects...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $822,000 Project Grant to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The grant will fund research to address technical, cost, safety, security, and proliferation resistance challenges in the nuclear energy sector. The university will conduct comprehensive research initiatives over the 3-year project period from August 1, 2024, to September...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to Arizona State University (ASU) under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration (CFDA 81.121) program. The award is for a 3-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026 to support nuclear energy research and development activities. Through this Project Grant, ASU will conduct a range of research, engineering, and technical services to help resolve technical, cost, safety,...