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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Program Office HighlightEnhancing Nuclear Energy Research
Enhancing Nuclear Energy Research: The Science Review Board By Tiera Cate, INL Communications and Outreach For the first time in four years, a federal nuclear research program opened itself up to critique from experts assembled to help the program enhance its impact. Research conducted through the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) is critical in developing solutions to extend the operation of our nation’s nuclear power plants, which are clean, safe, and reliable energy sources. To advance the ability to conduct nuclear energy research, the NSUF provides expertise and no-cost access to unique research facilities. These resources aid in meeting the research and development goals for the Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE). The research enabled through the NSUF program either
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Monday, June 20, 2022
Program Office HighlightNSUF Deputy Director Announced
The Nuclear Science User Facilities is excited to welcome Collin Knight as the Deputy Director. Collin has prior experience with the NSUF as the lead post irradiation project manager since 2010. Collin Knight. Working in the Post-Irradiation Examination and Project Execution Department at Idaho National Laboratory, Collin managed post irradiation examination related projects, and coordinated activities at the Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) as well as other NSUF partner facilities. He was the project manager for Irradiated Materials Characterization Laboratory (IMCL) equipment installation and provided engineering and project manager assistance for the PIE Equipment Upgrade project. Collin has more than 29 years of
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NSUF Welcomes New Industry Lead and Communications Liaison
Peng Xu will serve as the new NSUF Industry Lead and Tiera Cate is joining NSUF as the Communications Liaison. Learn more about the latest additions to the NSUF Program Office.
Communications Liaison As the new Communications Liaison for the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF), Tiera Cate is excited to help amplify the important work taking place through NSUF and its partner facilities. The aim is to maintain consistent communication and aid in making information as transparent as possible. Cate previously supported project management work at the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR), an essential Idaho National Laboratory asset, where she highlighted successful projects through the Plant Health Program Accomplishments Report. Prior to working for INL, Cate provided technical administrative support for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Boise, Idaho, by supporting theirRead More
Materials and fuels find new life in NFML
Researchers view materials at the Irradiated Materials Characterization LaboratorySince its inception a decade ago, the Nuclear Fuels and Materials Library (NFML) has blossomed into one of the largest assortments of nuclear fuels and materials available to the general nuclear research community for individual testing and research. These specimens range from conventional and advanced steels to experimental alloys, as well as ceramics and fuels, many of which were used inside of nuclear reactors. Operated and managed by the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF), NFML was initially conceptualized by the NSUF staff who identified an abundance of legacy materials from past research and
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Friday, January 24, 2020
Program Office HighlightNSUF Welcomes New Planning and Financial Controls Specialist
Jones will take over this role for Travis Howell who is now an NSUF experiment manager.
Rachel Jones is organized, detailed and deliberate—traits that make her a good fit in her new role as a planning and financial controls specialist (PFCS) for the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF).Jones started in October supporting NSUF by monitoring and tracking the funding and costs of projects with budgets ranging from $50,000 to $2.5 million. She also will support the development, implementation and schedule of nuclear energy research projects awarded by the program, including nuclear fuels and materials experiments. “I’m a very structured person and I enjoy the structure that comes with planning and monitoring these projects,” Jones said. She replaces TravisRead More
Colin Judge Joins NSUF as Industry Lead
Judge joined NSUF in September leaving Canadian Nuclear Laboratories. With a background in materials science, Judge will also act as a technical lead, assisting experiment managers with NSUF projects.
Materials scientist Colin Judge may have just recently joined Idaho National Laboratory, but his knowledge of the lab goes back 10 years. He estimates that off and on he spent three months of his career at INL before taking his current assignment in September.Judge came from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories in Chalk River, Ontario, where he was a research scientist in the Materials Science branch. His association with INL goes back to 2009, when he sought to examine CANDU reactor fuels and materials using focused ion beam (FIB) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) equipment at INL’s Materials & Fuels Complex (MFC).WithRead More
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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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