The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) program office at Idaho National Laboratory is pleased to announce the 2025 Super Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) call for proposals.

The Super RTE solicitation is similar to NSUF’s traditional RTE solicitation, but it encourages larger scopes of work and allows researchers more time to perform tests. The award process offers an avenue for researchers to perform irradiation effects studies of limited scope on nuclear fuels and materials of interest utilizing up to two NSUF post-irradiation examination (PIE) facilities, whereas the traditional RTE call allows a request of only one NSUF PIE facility. Completion of Super RTE user access projects are expected within 12 months of the award.

Prospective researchers are strongly encouraged to request samples from the NSUF Nuclear Fuels and Materials Library.

The Super RTE call for proposals will close on Thursday, August 21 at 4 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.

Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated for technical merit, relevancy, and feasibility and must support the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy mission. 

For more information about the Super RTE process, please contact NSUF RTE Program Administrator Kathy Johns Swartz ([email protected]).

FY25 Super RTE call proposal submittal and review schedule

• July 21: Solicitation period opens
• July 30 (12 p.m. MDT): Super RTE Call Seminar
• Aug. 6: Individual Q&A sessions (contact NSUF to schedule in advance)
• Aug. 21 (4 p.m. MDT): Proposal due date