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U.S. DOE Nuclear Science User Facilities Awards 30 Rapid Turnaround Experiment Research Proposals
IDAHO FALLS -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) has selected 30 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 nation’s 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 30 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 individuals from two nuclear energy industries, 14 universities, and 6 national laboratories who will work with the NSUF on their proposed experiments. The newly awarded RTE projects are:
PI Name | Institution | Title | Facility |
Aida Amroussia | Michigan State University | Post-irradiation characterization of ion irradiation damage in Ti-6Al-4V and CP-Ti : Influence of the microstructure and temperature | Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Alicia Raftery | Purdue University | Pre-characterization of DISECT UMo fuel samples | Idaho National Laboratory & Center for Advanced Energy Studies |
Caleb Massey | University of Tennessee Knoxville | Nano-precipitate Response to Neutron Irradiation in Model ODS FeCrAl Alloy 125YF | Center for Advanced Energy Studies Microscopy and Characterization Suite |
Cheng Sun | Idaho National Laboratory | Nanoindentation testing of neutron irradiated 304 stainless steels hex-blocks | Center for Advanced Energy Studies Microscopy and Characterization Suite |
Chris Grovenor | Oxford University | In situ ion irradiation of second phase particles in zirconium fuel cladding | Argonne National Laboratory – Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope Tandem Facility |
Elena Tajuelo Rodriguez | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Changes on viscoelastic behavior, morphology and chemical structure of gamma irradiated calcium silicate hydrates to 0.96MGy with respect to non-irradiated samples | Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Elizabeth Getto | United States Naval Academy | Radiation Tolerance of Friction Stir Welded Ferritic Oxide Dispersed Steel under Ion Irradiation | Center for Advanced Energy Studies Microscopy and Characterization Suite |
Emmanuelle Marquis | University of Michigan | a' precipitation in neutron-irradiated Fe-9/12Cr alloys | Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Gabriel Meric de Bellefon | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Sample Preparation for Ex-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Study of Deformation-induced Twinning and Martensite in Two 316L Austenitic Stainless Steels: Role of Stacking Fault Energy and Grain Orientation | Center for Advanced Energy Studies Microscopy and Characterization Suite |
Haiming Wen | Idaho State University | Atom Probe Tomography Study of Neutron Irradiated U-Mo Fuel | Idaho National Laboratory & Center for Advanced Energy Studies |
Ian Robertson | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Enhancing radiation tolerance through increasing alloy complexity | Argonne National Laboratory – Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope Tandem Facility |
Jacqueline Stevens | AREVA NP Inc. | Hydrogen Analysis and Oxide Characterization of Reactor Irradiated Zr-Nb Alloy | Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Janelle Wharry | Purdue University | Radiation induced segregation and phase separation in neutron irradiated FeCrAl alloys | Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Jie Lian | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Fission Gas Behavior and Fuel Swelling of Accident Tolerant U3Si2 Fuels by Ion Beam Irradiation | Argonne National Laboratory – Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope Tandem Facility |
Jiming Bao | University of Houston | Post Irradiation Examination of Fiber Optic Temperature Sensors for In-Pile Temperature Monitor and Control for Advanced Test Reactor | Idaho National Laboratory Materials and Fuels Complex |
Jonathan Tatman | Electric Power Research Institute | SEM, EBSD, and TEM Investigation of Irradiated Austenitic Stainless Steel Weldment | Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Ju Li | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | The in-situ observation of radiation resistance mechanism in metal-1D/2D nanocomposites for structural material and fuel cladding of next generation reactors | Argonne National Laboratory – Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope Tandem Facility |
Lingfeng He | Idaho National Laboratory | Investigation of gas bubble behavior under ion irradiation | Argonne National Laboratory – Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope Tandem Facility |
Mahmut Cinbiz | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | In situ TEM Study of the Ion Irradiation Damage on Hydrides in a Zirconium Alloy for Nuclear Fuel Cladding | Argonne National Laboratory – Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope Tandem Facility |
Ming Tang | Los Alamos National Laboratory | Radiation Stability Study on Nuclear Waste/Spent Fuel Materials | Argonne National Laboratory – Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope Tandem Facility |
Mitra Taheri | Drexel University | Quantitative assessment of the role of interfaces and grain boundaries in the development of radiation tolerant nuclear materials | Argonne National Laboratory – Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope Tandem Facility |
Niels Cautaerts | SCK-CEN | Characterization of ion irradiated 15-15Ti steel by APT | Center for Advanced Energy Studies Microscopy and Characterization Suite |
Osman El Atwani | Los Alamos National Laboratory | Performance of Nanocrystalline and Ultrafine Tungsten Under Irradiation and Mechanical Extremes | Argonne National Laboratory – Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope Tandem Facility |
Ramprashad Prabhakaran | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Mechanical characterization of neutron irradiated FSW ODS alloys | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
Riley Parrish | University of Florida | Microstructural characterization of 3% burn-up MOX fuel | Idaho National Laboratory Materials and Fuels Complex |
Samuel A. Briggs | Sandia National Laboratories | Study of nanocluster stability in neutron- and ion-irradiated ODS FeCrAl alloys | Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis (LAMDA) |
Vijay Vasudevan | University of Cincinnati | Effect of grain boundary character and surface treatment on irradiation tolerance of nuclear alloys | Center for Advanced Energy Studies Microscopy and Characterization Suite |
Yutai Katoh | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Micromechanical properties of interfacial elements in advanced SiC composite and its environmentally protective coatings | University of California–Berkeley |
Zhangbo Li | University of Florida | TEM investigation of radiation damage of ferrite in CF-3 | Center for Advanced Energy Studies Microscopy and Characterization Suite |
Zheng Zhang | University of Florida | Pore size distribution in U-Mo fuel irradiated to high burnup | Idaho National Laboratory Materials and Fuels Complex |
NSUF holds RTEs calls three times per year. The call offers any interested researcher from a university, national laboratory or industry the opportunity to perform a limited scope of examinations at one facility. The next call for solicitations is scheduled to close May 31, 2017.
For user guides and more information about submitting proposals, visit the NSUF website, https://nsuf.inl.gov.
INL is a DOE multiprogram national laboratory, and performs work in each of DOE's strategic goal areas: energy, national security, science and environment. INL is the nation's leading center for nuclear energy research and development. Day-to-day management and operation of the laboratory is the responsibility of Battelle Energy Alliance.
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