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NSUF awards 27 Rapid Turnaround Experiment proposals
Last updated 2/29/2024
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy's Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) has awarded 27 proposals to support the advancement of nuclear science and technology by providing access to world class capabilities at no cost to the researcher. This is the first award for fiscal year 2024.
27 new Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) projects, totaling approximately $1.46 million, have been awarded. These awards went to 11 principle investigators from universities, including three international universities, and 16 principal investigators from national laboratories.
FY24 First RTE Call Awards
| PI Name | Institution | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fei Teng | Idaho National Laboratory | Development of an Experimental-Simulation Benchmarking Database for Irradiation-Enhanced Long Range Ordering in Ni-Cr-Mo alloys |
| Nance Ericson | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Irradiation of GaN HEMTs and SiC JFETs for Near Core Rad-hard Electronics |
| Sobhan Patnaik | Idaho National Laboratory | Advanced characterization of irradiated FAST rodlets using Transmission Electron Microscopy and Atom Probe Tomography |
| Robert Okojie | NASA Glenn REsearch Center | Reliability Assessment of Irradiated Integrated Silicon Carbide Pressure/Temperature Sensors for Lunar Fission Surface Power Reactor |
| Kourtney Wright | Idaho National Laboratory | Fuel - Cladding Chemical Interaction of U10Zr Fuel and HT-9 Cladding Using in situ Heated TEM |
| Sneha Prabha Narra | Carnegie Mellon University | Investigating the evolution of M23C6 and MX-type precipitates in additively manufactured Grade 91 steel under high temperature simultaneous and sequential stress and irradiation |
| Mohammad Umar Farooq Khan | University of Michigan | Investigating the effect of Te embrittlement and depleted Uranium on IN617 in molten salt conditions |
| Md Ali Muntaha | Purdue University | Phase Field Modeling of Irradiation-Induced Crystallization in Amorphous Nuclear Oxides |
| Weicheng Zhong | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Radiation Tolerance of MX-Type Precipitates Revealed Through In-Situ Ion Irradiations |
| Sukanya Majumder | Purdue University | In-Situ TEM Characterization of Ion-Irradiated U-10Mo Alloys at Sub-Eutectoid Temperatures |
| Di Chen | Idaho National Laboratory | Post-Irradiation Analysis of U-Pu-Zr Fuel Incorporating Am and Np Actinides: Fuel-Cladding Interactions in EBR-II and Advanced Microscopic Examination |
| Timothy Lach | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Co-Location of Solute Clusters and Dislocations in Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steels |
| Hi Vo | Los Alamos National Laboratory | Dislocation-precipitate interaction under irradiation - in situ TEM nanomechanical testing during heavy ion irradiation |
| Carlo Mapelli | Politecnico di Milano | Innovations in Austenitic Manganese Steels for Nuclear Applications: Insights from In-Situ TEM Irradiation Experiments at the IVEM Facility |
| Rashed Almasri | North Carolina State University | In-situ irradiation of ZrC and ZrN above 800 C |
| Jasmyne Emerson | Purdue University | Phase Characterization of Neutron Irradiated Surveillance Reactor Pressure Vessel Welds |
| Maxim Gussev | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | The effect of radiation temperature on H/He core-shell structures in nuclear structural materials |
| Cheng Sun | Clemson University | Phase stability of partially-stabilized-zirconia under irradiation |
| Chinthaka Silva | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | An evaluation of effects of ion irradiation on crystal, mechanical, and microstructural properties of Alloy 709 |
| Fabio Di Fonzo | Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia | Study of the behavior under ion irradiation of amorphous oxide protective coatings developed for lead fast reactors |
| Stephen Taller | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | The Role of Dislocation Cell Walls on Cavity Nucleation in Additively Manufactured 316H Steel |
| Maria Kosmidou | Los Alamos National Laboratory | Irradiation performance of defective Uranium Mononitride: The role of impurities in the defect accumulation using in-situ TEM ion irradiation |
| Geeta Kumari | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Evolution of Heterogeneous 316LSS Microstructures Under Neutron Irradiation |
| Ahmed Alade Tiamiyu | University of Calgary | Radiation behavior of grain boundary-decorated nanocrystalline high-entropy alloy |
| Sarah Hamilton | Idaho National Laboratory | High Resolution Studies of Uranium Mononitride/Zirconium Carbide Composites for Advanced Fuels Applications |
| Fei Xu | Idaho National Laboratory | Advanced characterization to identify phases formed of irradiated annular U-4Pd-13Zr fuel |
| Riley Moeykens | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Understanding the effects of proton irradiation and air oxidation in Cr alloyed UB2 at high temperatures by synchrotron X‐ray scattering |
NSUF competitively selected these projects from a pool of quality RTE proposals submitted during the solicitation period. Proposals were evaluated based on a variety of factors including technical approach, mission relevance and scientific-technical merit.
NSUF recipients do not receive direct financial awards. Access to state of the art experimental irradiation testing, post irradiation examination, Idaho National Laboratory high performance computing, and technical assistance for the design and execution of projects is provided at no cost to the recipients.
Prospective researchers are encouraged to request samples from the Nuclear Fuels and Materials Library. NSUF will give special consideration to principal investigators from minority serving institutions.
NSUF, managed by Idaho National Laboratory, provides unparalleled opportunities for nuclear energy researchers. Through the RTE solicitation, researchers can access capabilities such as irradiation, post-irradiation examination, beamline and high performance computing equipment. RTEs are also accompanied with the expertise necessary to advance the understanding of irradiation effects in nuclear fuels and materials in support of DOE-NE’s mission.
The next RTE call has opened and will close on February 29 at 4 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST). NSUF endeavors to balance the distribution of funds in a single call to impact a broad group of researchers. To do so, NSUF may limit the number of awards to a single partner, a single institution, a single research group, self-applications, awards to non-US institutions, and may decline proposals with very large budgets out of proportion to the guidelines. NSUF may award CAES-only or HPC-only applications, even if their scores are below the threshold for the RTE call. NSUF may also restrict awards to applicants who have a poor record of completing awarded RTEs within the nine-month period and/or have a poor record of timely publication and/or acknowledgment of NSUF-funded research.
Click here to find current and past awards. Learn more about NSUF awards and resources at https://nsuf.inl.gov.
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