Project Grant DESC0024677

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy (CFDA 81.121 - Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration) provides $200,000 to Purdue University to support the "University Reactor Sharing and Outreach (RS & O)" program. The objectives of this initiative are to: (1) strengthen nuclear science and engineering curriculum at universities without research reactors, (2) increase collaboration opportunities in nuclear research, (3)...

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...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121), will support the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) in sharing its nuclear research reactor resources and capabilities with other educational institutions. The $200,000 award, which runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026, aims to: 1) strengthen nuclear science and engineering instruction at...

The University of Maryland, College Park received a $199,160 Project Grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.121). The funding will support the University Reactor Sharing and Outreach (RS&O) initiative, which aims to: Strengthen nuclear science and engineering instruction at colleges and universities without research reactors, Increase collaboration opportunities in nuclear science and...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy (CFDA 81.121 - Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration) supports comprehensive research initiatives at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Pittsburgh focused on advancing nuclear energy science and technology. The key research efforts under this grant include: Computational thermodynamic and diffusional modeling on the Fe-Cr-Al-Mo alloy system to understand the...

This Project Grant award in the amount of $200,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to the University of New Mexico (UNM) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The funding will support UNM's efforts to share its nuclear research reactor resources and capabilities with other educational institutions, including those without research reactors, to increase awareness and education in nuclear science,...

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, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121), will fund research, development, and demonstration activities at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The project aims to advance nuclear energy science and technology to meet U.S. energy, environmental, and national security needs. Specific areas of focus include existing...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $225,483 project grant to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The grant funding will support the acquisition and deployment of a novel optical spectroscopy system to enhance VCU's advanced materials research and education capabilities. The project aims to advance nuclear energy science and technology by developing improved analytical instrumentation and techniques...

This Project Grant award for $850,000.00 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 was granted to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), a private research university located in Troy, New York, to conduct comprehensive research, development, and demonstration initiatives to advance nuclear energy science and technology. The funding will support RPI's efforts to...