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DOE Awards 33 Rapid Turnaround Experiment Research Proposals
IDAHO FALLS -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) has selected 33 new Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) projects, totaling up to approximately $1.2 million. These projects will continue to advance the understanding of irradiation effects in nuclear fuels and materials in support of the mission of the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy.
NSUF, first established at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is the nations only user facility overseen by the Office of Nuclear Energy. NSUF provides research teams with access to reactor, post-irradiation examination, high-performance computing, and beamline capabilities at a diverse mix of affiliated partner facilities in university, national laboratory, and industry institutions across the country at no cost to the user.
NSUF competitively selected the 33 RTE projects from high-quality proposals submitted during the solicitation period. Each proposal was evaluated based on a variety of factors including feasibility, mission relevance, and scientific-technical merit.
RTE project research teams include 22 Principal Investigators (PIs) from universities, nine from national laboratories, one from a foreign institution, and one from industry who will work with the NSUF on their proposed experiments. The newly awarded RTE projects are:
PI Name | Institution | Proposal Title | Facility |
Assel Aitkaliyeva | University of Florida | Investigation of fuel-cladding chemical interaction (FCCI) in irradiated U-Pu-Zr fuel | Idaho National Laboratory Materials and Fuels Complex |
Bai Cui | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Irradiation Damage in (Hf0.2Zr0.2Ta0.2Nb0.2Ti0.2)C High-Entropy Ceramics | Center for Advanced Energy Studies Microscopy and Characterization Suite |
Ben Maier | University of Wisconsin | in-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy during Ion-Irradiation Studies of Cold Spray Coatings for Accident Tolerant Cladding | Argonne National Laboratory Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope Tandem Facility |
Brad Baker | United States Naval Academy | Characterization of Radiation Tolerance of Advanced Joining Techniques for Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Steels under Ion Irradiation | Center for Advanced Energy Studies Microscopy and Characterization Suite |
Brandon Miller | Idaho National Laboratory | In-situ high temperature Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) of radiogenic He in high burnup fast reactor MOX | Idaho National Laboratory Materials and Fuels Complex |
Calvin Parkin | University of Wisconsin | IVEM Investigation of Defect Evolution in Bulk High Entropy Alloys under Single- and Dual-beam Heavy-ion Irradiation | Argonne National Laboratory Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope Tandem Facility |
Carl Boehlert | Michigan State University | In-situ investigation of the Threshold Incubation Dose for the formation of c-component loops in additively manufactured and powder metallurgy rolled Ti-6Al-4V | Argonne National Laboratory Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope Tandem Facility |
Christian Deck | General Atomics | Non-destructive X-ray computed tomography analysis of SiC composite tubes neutron-irradiated with and without a high radial heat flux | Oak Ridge National Laboratory Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Cristian Contescu | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Micro-structural investigation of the pore structure of uncrept and crept irradiated PCEA graphite specimens with SEM and FIB tomography | Oak Ridge National Laboratory Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Dalong Zhang | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | In-situ TEM deformation of neutron irradiated FeCrAl alloys | Center for Advanced Energy Studies Microscopy and Characterization Suite |
David Carpenter | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Microstructural characterization of grain boundaries in Hastelloy N corroded in molten FLiBe salt under neutron irradiation | Idaho National Laboratory Materials and Fuels Complex |
David Estrada | Boise State University | Neutron Irradiation and Activation of Fe, Co and Ni Aerosol Jet Printed Structures | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nuclear Reactor Laboratory |
Djamel Kaoumi | North Carolina State University | Correlation between In-situ TEM Observations of Radiation Damage of an Advanced Ferritic/Martensitic Alloy under Dual-Beam Ion Irradiation and its Mechanical Properties through In-situ Nanomechanical Testing | Sandia National Laboratory - Tech Area 5 / Ion Beam Analysis Laboratory |
Emmanuel Perez | Idaho National Laboratory | Investigation of Ag, Pd, I, Ru, and Sr fission products in bulk and grain boundaries of neutron irradiated SiC | Center for Advanced Energy Studies Microscopy and Characterization Suite |
Fabiola Cappia | Idaho National Laboratory | Electron microscopy characterization of fast reactor MOX joint oxyde-gaine (JOG) | Idaho National Laboratory Materials and Fuels Complex |
Gary Was | University of Michigan | Microstructure Analysis of High Dose Neutron Irradiated Alloys | Oak Ridge National Laboratory Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Jonova Thomas | Purdue University | 3D Microstructural Assessment of Irradiated and Control U-10Zr Fuels | Idaho National Laboratory Materials and Fuels Complex |
Julie Tucker | Oregon State University | Synchrotron XRD characterization of long range order in Ni-Cr alloys formed by isothermal aging or irradiation | Brookhaven National Laboratory - NSLS II X-ray Powder Diffraction Beamline |
Lance Snead | Stony Brook University | Determining Annealing Kinetics of SiC to Enable in LWR Accident Modeling | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nuclear Reactor Laboratory |
Leonard Brillson | The Ohio State University | Neutron Irradiation of Ga2O3 to Identify Native Point Defects | Ohio State University - Nuclear Reactor Laboratory |
Michael Short | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | In situ investigation of the thermomechanical performance of HCP metals and Zircaloy-4 under ion beam irradiation | Sandia National Laboratory - Tech Area 5 / Ion Beam Analysis Laboratory |
Philip Edmondson | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Understanding the local atomic structure in variable composition, irradiated perovskites | Brookhaven National Laboratory - NSLS II X-ray Powder Diffraction Beamline |
Qing Su | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Radiation tolerance of nanostructured amorphous/crystalline SiOC/Fe(Cr) nanocomposites | Texas A&M University ( Ion Beam Laboratory) |
Riley Parrish | University of Florida | TEM Characterization of High Burnup MOX Fuel | Idaho National Laboratory Materials and Fuels Complex |
Steven Zinkle | University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Investigation of neutron irradiation effects on Zr based bulk metallic glass (BMG) via advanced in situ mechanical testing and microstructural analysis | Oak Ridge National Laboratory Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Takaaki Koyanagi | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Post-irradiation examinations of SiC composites neutron irradiated at 300°C to 30dpa | Oak Ridge National Laboratory Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Takuya Yamamoto | University of California-Santa Barbara | APT Characterization of RPV Steels from the UCSB ATR-2 Neutron Irradiation Experiment | Center for Advanced Energy Studies Microscopy and Characterization Suite |
Thierry Wiss | European Commission | Grain Size Effects on He and Xe behavior in UO2 and ThO2 | Argonne National Laboratory Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope Tandem Facility |
Tyler Smith | University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Microstructural investigation of hydride reorientation in zirconium based spent nuclear fuel cladding | Oak Ridge National Laboratory Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Walter Williams | Purdue University | Phase Evolution of Uranium-Zirconium Alloys Under In-Situ TEM Heating | Idaho National Laboratory Materials and Fuels Complex |
Xiang Liu | Idaho National Laboratory | Investigation of the synergistic effects of dual beam irradiation in an austenitic-ferritic duplex alloy | Argonne National Laboratory Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope Tandem Facility |
Xuan Zhang | Argonne National Laboratory | Investigation of the Tensile-Deformed Microstructure of a Neutron-Irradiated Type 316 Stainless Steel Specimen | Center for Advanced Energy Studies Microscopy and Characterization Suite |
Zhenyu Fu | University of Florida | Understand the Fission Products Behavior and Irradiation Effects in UCO Fuel Kernels of Irradiated AGR-1 and AGR-2 TRISO Fuel Particles by Using Atom Probe Tomography | Center for Advanced Energy Studies Microscopy and Characterization Suite |
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