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Monday, July 28, 2025
Calls and AwardsThe Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) program office at Idaho National Laboratory is pleased to announce the 2025 Super Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) call for proposals.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. 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 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
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The first Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) call for fiscal year 2025 is now openProposals must be submitted by 4 p.m. MT Oct. 31, 2024.This award process offers an avenue for researchers to perform irradiation effects studies of limited scope on nuclear fuels and materials of interest utilizing NSUF facilities. Completion of RTE projects is expected within 9 months of award. Prospective researchers are strongly encouraged to request samples from the NSUF Nuclear Fuels and Materials Library.RTE proposals are typically solicited and awarded three times per year. They are reviewed and evaluated for technical merit, relevancy and feasibility. The number of awards is dependent on the availability of funding. Further explanation
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy awarded the first 13 Nuclear Science User Facilities Super Rapid Turnaround Experiment (Super RTE) projects. Each project supports the advancement of nuclear energy. The 2024 Super RTE awards, totaling approximately $1.8 million, were granted to seven principal investigators from universities, one principal investigator from industry and five scientists from national laboratories.The Super RTE, which opened for the first time April 1, is a user access award process that offers an avenue for researchers to perform a broader scope of irradiation effects studies (i.e., more samples and more access time at Nuclear Science User Facilities partner institutions) than the traditional RTE
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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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