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NSUF Newsletter: EPRI Collaboration, University of Michigan Partner Facility Added

Friday, October 29, 2021

NSUF Newsletter
Friday, October 29, 2021

NEWS

MICHIGAN CENTER FOR MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION JOINS NSUF PARTNER FACILITIES


The Michigan Center for Materials Characterization, also known as (MC)2, has been approved to become a University of Michigan Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) partner facility...


NSUF, EPRI PILOT PROJECT PAVES WAY FOR REACTOR LIFE EXTENSIONS


A study that began in 2009 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has finished its third and final phase. The study provides...

 
EVENTS

MINES 2021: MATERIALS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
11/08/2021 - 11/12/2021

2021 MRS FALL MEETING AND EXHIBIT - A HYBRID EVENT
11/29/2021 - 12/02/2021

2021 ANS WINTER MEETING AND TECHNOLOGY EXPO
11/30/2021 - 12/03/2021

TMS 2022 ANNUAL MEETING & EXHIBITION
02/27/2022 - 03/03/2022

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHYSICS OF REACTORS 2022 (PHYSOR 2022)
05/15/2022 - 05/20/2022
ANNOUNCEMENTS


NSUF FAQs

NSUF has created a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. Contact us at nsuf@inl.gov with any further questions.

IVEM Contact Update

IVEM is welcoming Wei-Ying Chen as their new Technical Lead. The contact information has been updated on the NSUF website.

BNL Contact Update

BNL is welcoming Simerjeet Gill as their new Technical Lead. The contact information has been updated on the NSUF website.

NSUF Planning and Financial Controls Specialist

Rachel Jones, our PFC, has left NSUF to pursue other endeavors. We appreciate her hard work and wish her the very best in the future. Contact Lindy Bean with any questions.   

RTE Status

It is anticipated that there will be an RTE call for FY22. Details on the RTE call will be published when NSUF receives approval from DOE to proceed. 

CINR Status

FY22 CINR due dates: 11/10/21 Preliminary Statements of Work, 1/20/22 Final Statements of Work, 2/9/22 Full Applications | 7PM EST Deadline
RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Chemical durability and surface alteration of lanthanide zirconates (A2Zr2O7: A = La-Yb) | Journal of the European Ceramic Society
K. Yang, P. Lei, D. Zhao, J. Lian (Rensselaer Polytech Institute), T. Yao (Idaho National Laboratory), Y. Wang (Both)

Contextualizing dispersoid evolution within the microstructure of MA956 using ion irradiation | Nuclear Materials and Energy
E. Getto, N. Nathan, J. McMahan, B. Baker (US Naval Academy), S. Taller (University of Michigan)

Large Eddy Simulation of a 5 × 5 rod bundle: Impacts of a central control rod thimble tube | Nuclear Engineering and Design
A. Kraus, E. Merzari (The Pennsylvania State University), T. Norddine (École des Ponts ParisTech), O. Marin (Argonne National Laboratory), S. Benhamadouche (Électricité de France)

Nanoscale redistribution of alloying elements in high-burnup AXIOM-2 (X2®) and their effects on in-reactor corrosion | Corrosion Science
Z. Yu, A. Couet (University of Wisconsin - Madison), M. Bachhav, F. Teng, L. He (Idaho National Laboratory)

Depth-resolved cathodoluminescence and surface photovoltage spectroscopies of gallium vacancies in β-Ga2O3 with neutron irradiation and forming gas anneals | Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B
H. Gao, S. Muralidharan, M. R. Karin, L. R. Cao, H. Zhao, S. Rajan, L. Brillson (The Ohio State University), K. D. Leedy (Air Force Research Laboratory), D. Look (Air Force Research Laboratory and Wright State University)

View more recent publications here. 



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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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