This federal Project Grant award for $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). The award, with a performance period from Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2027, will support comprehensive research, development, and demonstration initiatives at Purdue University to advance nuclear energy science and technology. This includes resolving technical, cost, safety, security, and proliferation resistance challenges in the nuclear energy sector.
The grant also included two sub-awards totaling $1,052,550. One sub-award of $692,523 went to Pasadena City College to support the "VERITAS STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ACADEMICS AND RESEARCH (SOAR)" project, which aims to provide research and academic opportunities related to space exploration. The other sub-award of $360,027 went to the University of Illinois to study the evolution of interparticle interactions and their influence on fracture toughness in alumina-forming steels. These sub-projects demonstrate the breadth of research activities supported under this broader nuclear energy innovation grant.
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