<!--slider--><h1 class=""><span style="font-size: 13px;">The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) program office at Idaho National Laboratory is pleased to announce the 2025 Super</span><strong style="font-size: 13px;"> </strong><span style="font-size: 13px;">Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) call for proposals.</span></h1><p>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.<strong> </strong>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&nbsp;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.</p><p>Prospective researchers are strongly encouraged to request samples from the NSUF&nbsp;<a href="https://nsuf.inl.gov/Library" target="_blank">Nuclear Fuels and Materials Library</a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnsuf.inl.gov%2FPage%2Fsuper_rte&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAlexis.Starks%40inl.gov%7Ca9c8f92bc494432a82aa08dc32434e4c%7C4cf464b7869a42368da2a98566485554%7C0%7C0%7C638440511865561960%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WXhsn%2FIC5Ai%2B5FV%2Bf1628vV1ZEzD7lNd%2BcoLbQDBLMI%3D&amp;reserved=0">Super RTE call</a> for proposals will close on Thursday, August 21 at 4 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.</p><p>Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated for technical merit, relevancy, and feasibility and must support the <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.energy.gov%2Fne%2Fabout-us&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAlexis.Starks%40inl.gov%7Ca9c8f92bc494432a82aa08dc32434e4c%7C4cf464b7869a42368da2a98566485554%7C0%7C0%7C638440511865574018%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RdE1YZo0SczOfIWGdFfMCvE0DAly7qug4XxXRfBqmXA%3D&amp;reserved=0">DOE Office of Nuclear Energy mission</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>For more information about the Super RTE process, please contact NSUF RTE Program Administrator <strong>Kathy Swartz</strong> (<a href="file:///C:/Users/KNIGCJ/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/2M19RYUO/[email protected]">[email protected]</a>).<br><br> </p><p><strong> FY25 Super RTE call proposal submittal and review schedule </strong> </p><p></p><ul type="disc"><li> July 21: Solicitation period opens </li><li> July 30 (12 p.m. MDT): <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.microsoft.com%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%253ameeting_MjdlMDE5NjAtNDBmNC00OTY0LWFhMWMtMjVlNTQ2ZTBiN2M2%2540thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%25224cf464b7-869a-4236-8da2-a98566485554%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%25222de66f0d-7449-493c-ab4d-2d84619330dc%2522%257d&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAlexis.Starks%40inl.gov%7C1841daaa53884e84038608ddbf317845%7C4cf464b7869a42368da2a98566485554%7C0%7C0%7C638876941388939208%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dkmAx86i8f3jhcTWWK3QyKv3efKGZa%2Bs7aPkn21XEkA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"> Super RTE Call Seminar </a> </li><li> Aug. 6: Individual Q&amp;A sessions (<a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">contact NSUF</a>&nbsp;to schedule in advance) </li><li> Aug. 21 (4 p.m. MDT): Proposal due date</li></ul><p> <br></p>