On June 25, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected four projects that will take advantage of Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) capabilities to investigate important nuclear fuel and material applications.
DOE has selected one university, two national laboratory, and one industry led project. These projects will be supported by almost $4 million in facility access costs and expertise for experimental neutron and ion irradiation testing, post-irradiation examination, and technical assistance for design and analysis of experiments through the NSUF.
A complete list of NSUF projects with their associated abstracts is listed on neup.inl.gov.
ID
Title
PI
Scope
Institution
Access Value
21-24020
Understanding irradiation behaviors of ultrawide bandgap Ga2O3
high temperature sensor materials for advanced nuclear reactor systems
Ge Yang
NSUF-1.1
North Carolina State University
$490,011
21-24335
Deployment and In-Pile Test of an Instrument for Real-Time
Monitoring Thermal Conductivity Evolution of Nuclear Fuels
Zilong Hua
NSUF-1.1
Idaho National Laboratory
$1,079,744
21-24327
Effect of neutron irradiation on friction stir welded Ni-based
ODS MA754 alloy
Ramprashad Prabhakaran
NSUF-1.2
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
$227,446
21-24397
Assessment of Irradiated Microstructure and Mechanical
Properties of FeCrAl Alloy Fabrication Routes