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NSUF awards 13 new Super Rapid Turnaround Experiments

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - Calls and Awards, RTE

<figure class="pull-right" style="width:321px;margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;"></figure>The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy awarded the first 13 Nuclear Science User Facilities Super Rapid Turnaround Experiment (Super RTE) projects. Each project supports the advancement of nuclear energy. <o:p></o:p>The 2024 Super RTE awards, totaling approximately $1.8 million, were granted to seven principal investigators from universities, one principal investigator from industry and five scientists from national laboratories.The Super RTE, which opened for the first time April 1, is a user access award process that offers an avenue for researchers to perform a broader scope of irradiation effects studies (i.e., more samples and more access time at Nuclear Science User Facilities partner institutions) than the traditional RTE award process. Super RTE projects must be completed within 12 months of the award.The 2024 Super RTEs covered a wide range of topics to further post-irradiation knowledge of nuclear materials. Of the 13 Super RTE projects awarded, eight are focused on fuels or structural materials for the next generation of reactors, and five of the projects focus on materials for the current reactor fleet.All experiments will look at various properties of materials that have undergone irradiation at various reactors, doses, temperatures, times and manufacturing methods. Researchers will characterize those samples using mechanical testing, microstructural analysis and various microscopy techniques. <o:p></o:p> Super RTE proposals are expected to be solicited and awarded annually. Like traditional RTE proposals, they will be reviewed and evaluated for technical merit, relevancy and feasibility. The number of awards depends on the availability of funding. The <a href="https://nsuf.inl.gov/Page/rte_techreview">Super RTE Technical Review Process</a> provides further explanation of the review process. Proposals must support the <a href="https://www.energy.gov/ne/about-us" target="_blank">DOE Office of Nuclear Energy mission</a>.  FY24 Super Rapid Turnaround Experiment award recipients<o:p></o:p><table class="tableizer-table" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><thead><tr class="tableizer-firstrow" style="background-image: !important; background-position-x: !important; background-position-y: !important; background-size: !important; background-repeat: !important; background-attachment: !important; background-origin: !important; background-clip: !important;"><th style="background-color: rgb(16, 78, 139); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> PI name</th><th style="background-color: rgb(16, 78, 139); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Institution</th><th style="background-color: rgb(16, 78, 139); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Project title</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="background-image: !important; background-position-x: !important; background-position-y: !important; background-size: !important; background-repeat: !important; background-attachment: !important; background-origin: !important; background-clip: !important;"><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">David Frazer</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">General Atomics</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Advanced microstructure characterization of irradiation impact on corrosion performance of SiC-SiC composite materials</td></tr><tr style="background-image: !important; background-position-x: !important; background-position-y: !important; background-size: !important; background-repeat: !important; background-attachment: !important; background-origin: !important; background-clip: !important;"><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Yachun Wang</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Idaho National Laboratory</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">In-situ TEM heating investigation of M23C6 stability in neutron irradiated HT9</td></tr><tr style="background-image: !important; background-position-x: !important; background-position-y: !important; background-size: !important; background-repeat: !important; background-attachment: !important; background-origin: !important; background-clip: !important;"><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Robert Okojie</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">NASA Glenn Research Center</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">In-operando performance characterization of on-chip integrated SiC pressure/temperature sensors under irradiation</td></tr><tr style="background-image: !important; background-position-x: !important; background-position-y: !important; background-size: !important; background-repeat: !important; background-attachment: !important; background-origin: !important; background-clip: !important;"><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Timothy Lach</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Oak Ridge National Laboratory</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Detailed characterization of in-service IASCC in 316 and 347 stainless steel baffle-former bolts</td></tr><tr style="background-image: !important; background-position-x: !important; background-position-y: !important; background-size: !important; background-repeat: !important; background-attachment: !important; background-origin: !important; background-clip: !important;"><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Caleb Massey</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Oak Ridge National Laboratory</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">The role of helium on microstructure evolution in A709</td></tr><tr style="background-image: !important; background-position-x: !important; background-position-y: !important; background-size: !important; background-repeat: !important; background-attachment: !important; background-origin: !important; background-clip: !important;"><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Brandon Wilson</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Oak Ridge National Laboratory</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Neutron irradiation and PIE of ZrC coated surrogate particle fuel in IN-Pile Steadystate Extreme Temperature (INSET) Testbed</td></tr><tr style="background-image: !important; background-position-x: !important; background-position-y: !important; background-size: !important; background-repeat: !important; background-attachment: !important; background-origin: !important; background-clip: !important;"><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Todd Palmer </td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Pennsylvania State University</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Interactions between neutron irradiation and oxide based inclusions in additively manufactured austenitic stainless steels</td></tr><tr style="background-image: !important; background-position-x: !important; background-position-y: !important; background-size: !important; background-repeat: !important; background-attachment: !important; background-origin: !important; background-clip: !important;"><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Xing Wang</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Pennsylvania State University </td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Deciphering the role of nitrogen on the performance of ferritic-martensitic steels under high-dose irradiation using N-15 isotope doping</td></tr><tr style="background-image: !important; background-position-x: !important; background-position-y: !important; background-size: !important; background-repeat: !important; background-attachment: !important; background-origin: !important; background-clip: !important;"><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Jake Fay</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Characterization of U8Pu10Zr fluff sample</td></tr><tr style="background-image: !important; background-position-x: !important; background-position-y: !important; background-size: !important; background-repeat: !important; background-attachment: !important; background-origin: !important; background-clip: !important;"><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Peter Hosemann</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">University of California, Berkeley</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Understanding the effect of helium and neutron irradiation in ODS alloys</td></tr><tr style="background-image: !important; background-position-x: !important; background-position-y: !important; background-size: !important; background-repeat: !important; background-attachment: !important; background-origin: !important; background-clip: !important;"><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Lin Shao</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Texas A&M University</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Accelerated evaluation of friction stir welding for on-site repairs using HFIR irradiation, welding, accelerator irradiation, and characterization</td></tr><tr style="background-image: !important; background-position-x: !important; background-position-y: !important; background-size: !important; background-repeat: !important; background-attachment: !important; background-origin: !important; background-clip: !important;"><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Patrick Warren</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">University of Texas at San Antonio</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Mechanical assessment of Pd corroded surrogate and irradiated TRISO particles </td></tr><tr style="background-image: !important; background-position-x: !important; background-position-y: !important; background-size: !important; background-repeat: !important; background-attachment: !important; background-origin: !important; background-clip: !important;"><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Matthew Swenson</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">University of Idaho</td><td style="padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Influence of laser welding on deformation mechanisms in irradiated and weld-repaired Ni-Cr alloys</td></tr></tbody></table>

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