IDAHO FALLS -- The U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Nuclear Energy
(DOE-NE) Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) has selected 31 new Rapid
Turnaround Experiment (RTE) projects, totaling approximately $1.1 million.
These project awards went to 22 principal investigators from universities, six
from national laboratories, and three foreign universities. The FY 2020 first
call is also now open for proposals. More information is available on the RTE page on nsuf.inl.gov.
The NSUF competitively selected these projects from a pool of
high-quality RTE proposals submitted during the solicitation period. Each
proposal was evaluated based on a variety of factors including technical
approach, mission relevance, and scientific-technical merit.
The NSUF, managed by Idaho National Laboratory (INL), provides
unparalleled opportunities for nuclear energy researchers. Through the RTE
solicitation, a researcher can apply for no-cost access to NSUF’s capabilities
located across the United States. These capabilities encompass irradiation,
post-irradiation examination, beamline, and high-performance computing
equipment and expertise necessary to advance the understanding of irradiation
effects in nuclear fuels and materials in support of DOE-NE’s mission.
Proposer Name |
Institution |
Proposal Title |
NSUF Facility |
Al-Amin Ahmed Simon |
Boise State University |
Center for Advanced Energy Studies - Microscopy and Characterization
Suite (MaCS) and University of Michigan - Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory (MIBL) |
|
Alejandro Figueroa |
Purdue University |
Idaho National Laboratory - Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) |
|
Andres Morell-Pacheco |
Texas A&M University |
Idaho National Laboratory - Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) Texas
A&M University - Accelerator Laboratory |
|
Andrew Hoffman |
Missouri University of Science and Technology |
Advanced microstructural characterization of irradiation-induced phase transformation in 304 steel | Idaho National Laboratory - Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) |
Casey McKinney |
University of Florida |
Three-Dimensional Characterization of the Grey Phase in FBR MOX Fuel | Idaho National Laboratory - Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) |
Dong Liu |
University of Bristol |
Investigation of buffer densification using TRISO particles irradiated in PYCASSO project | Idaho National Laboratory - Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) |
Emilie Siochi |
NASA Langley Research Center |
New Proposal: Irradiation of Structural Carbon Nanotubes for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Application | Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Low Activation Materials Development
and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Emmanuelle Marquis |
University of Michigan |
New Proposal: Microstructure analysis of neutron irradiated Alloy 625 | Center for Advanced Energy Studies - Microscopy and Characterization
Suite (MaCS) and Los Alamos National Laboratory - Plutonium surface Science
Laboratory |
Fabio Di Fonzo |
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia |
Alumina-stabilized coatings under irradiations: towards future generation nuclear systems | Argonne National Laboratory – Intermediate Voltage Electron
Microscope Tandem Facility (IVEM) |
Gyuchul Park |
Purdue University |
Idaho National Laboratory - Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) |
|
Hwasung Yeom |
University of Wisconsin |
Idaho National Laboratory - Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) |
|
Janelle Wharry |
Purdue University |
Synergistic ODS Nanocluster Irradiation Evolution and Radiation-Induced Segregation | Center for Advanced Energy Studies - Microscopy and Characterization
Suite (MaCS) |
Jian Wang |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Argonne National Laboratory – Intermediate Voltage Electron
Microscope Tandem Facility (IVEM) |
|
Jose Arregui-Mena |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Low Activation Materials Development
and Analysis (LAMDA) |
|
Jung-Kun Lee |
University of Pittsburgh |
University of Michigan - Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory (MIBL) |
|
Junhua Jiang |
Idaho National Laboratory |
Ion-Irradiation and Microstructural Change Studies of Glassy Carbon | Center for Advanced Energy Studies - Microscopy and Characterization
Suite (MaCS) Texas A&M University - Accelerator Laboratory |
Kelvin Xie |
Texas A&M University |
Idaho National Laboratory - Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) |
|
Kieran Dolan |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Impact of neutron damage and microstructure changes on hydrogen retention in nuclear graphite | Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Nuclear Reactor Laboratory |
Li He |
University of Wisconsin |
Examining microstructural evolution of HT9 under neutron and ion irradiations from 370 °C to 570 °C | Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Low Activation Materials Development
and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Ling Wang |
University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
Argonne National Laboratory – Intermediate Voltage Electron
Microscope Tandem Facility (IVEM) |
|
Maalavan Arivu |
Missouri University of Science and Technology |
Center for Advanced Energy Studies - Microscopy and Characterization
Suite (MaCS) |
|
Michael Reichenberger |
Idaho National Laboratory |
Idaho National Laboratory - Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) |
|
Qing Su |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Dual beam irradiation stability of amorphous silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) | Center for Advanced Energy Studies - Microscopy and Characterization
Suite (MaCS) and Texas A&M University - Accelerator Laboratory |
Samuel A. Briggs |
Oregon State University |
Dose rate effects on irradiation-enhanced precipitation in FeCrAl alloys | Center for Advanced Energy Studies - Microscopy and Characterization
Suite (MaCS) |
Tyler Smith |
University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
The influence of second phase precipitates on hydride reorientation in spent nuclear fuel cladding | Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Low Activation Materials Development
and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Xiang Liu |
Idaho National Laboratory |
Idaho National Laboratory - Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) |
|
Yong Yang |
University of Florida |
Idaho National Laboratory - Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) |
|
Yu Lu |
University of Florida |
Center for Advanced Energy Studies - Microscopy and Characterization
Suite (MaCS) |
|
Zefeng Yu |
University of Wisconsin |
High resolution (S)TEM/EDS characterization of neutron irradiated commercial Zr-Nb alloys | Idaho National Laboratory - Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) |
Ramprashad Prabhakaran |
Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory |
|
Idaho National Laboratory - Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) and
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Radiochemical
Processing Laboratory |
Eda Aydogan |
Sabanci University |
|
Argonne National Laboratory – Intermediate Voltage Electron
Microscope Tandem Facility (IVEM) |
The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) is the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy's only designated nuclear energy user facility. Through peer-reviewed proposal processes, the NSUF provides researchers access to neutron, ion, and gamma irradiations, post-irradiation examination and beamline capabilities at Idaho National Laboratory and a diverse mix of university, national laboratory and industry partner institutions.
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