U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), Research and Development Grant, Fiscal Year (FY) 2020
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- 31310020K0001
- Applications due
- Originally
- Award size
- Up to $500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
Synopsis
The program provides funding to support research and development for nuclear science, engineering,
technology, and related disciplines to develop a workforce capable of supporting the design,
construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear
materials.
More specifically, the program supports future-focused research aimed at helping NRC prepare for
upcoming challenges. These include but are not limited to: (a) the continued safe operation of
existing nuclear reactors; (b) the regulation of future advanced nuclear reactors, including
demonstration and development activities and relevant fuel cycle technologies; and
(c) the transformation of NRC into a modern, risk-informed regulator. The latter involves
activities to increasingly risk-inform NRC's regulatory framework, decision-making processes,
procedures, and guidance in all of its regulatory arenas.
Of particular interest are projects aimed at:
• Improving Agency future capabilities and organizational effectiveness, including tools and data
for analysis and evaluation of emerging or anticipated reactor and fuel cycle technologies;
operational; licensing concepts, and potential safety issues.
• Addressing technical gaps and major uncertainties in current analyses supporting risk-informed
decision-making.
• Improving foundational knowledge that provides the basis for future risk-informed
decision-making.
• Advanced technology approaches (e.g., data and text analytics and artificial intelligence) and
applications (e.g., data mining, risk communication).
• Characterization, handling, storage, or disposal of waste streams (including used fuel) from
nuclear power plants (including the various advanced reactor designs that are currently under
development.
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