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,...
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 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 (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...
This $855,000 Project Grant award 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 funding supports research by Oregon State University to advance the understanding of fission gas release mechanisms in uranium dioxide (UO2) nuclear fuel, including studies on doped UO2 materials. The project involves a sub-award to the University of Florida to conduct complementary mechanistic...
This federal Project Grant award of $799,999.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The award supports a research project focused on advancing nuclear energy science and technology, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. Key areas of focus include maintaining existing nuclear reactor capabilities, developing advanced...
This $847,542 federal Project Grant award to Utah State University was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The award supports a 3-year project from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026 to conduct research and development on advancing nuclear energy science and technology. Key products and services to be delivered through this funding include feasibility studies, modeling, prototype...
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...