Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 1242015 | ANNUAL REPORT 11 Nuclear Science User Facilities fills a unique role for the Department of Energy as it is the only user facility overseen by the Office of Nuclear Energy: most of the other scientific user facilities fall under the Office of Science. Alison Hahn has the important job of overseeing the program from DOE Headquarters; acting as a liaison between the NSUF leadership in Idaho Falls and DOE-NE leadership in Washington, D.C. She ensures that the program understands the objectives and priorities of the Office of Nuclear Energy and that the research performed by NSUF users addresses these goals. Earlier this year, Hahn sat down with Sarah Robertson, the NSUF communications liaison, to discuss the NSUF. Q: What do you see as the NSUF’s greatest accomplishments in 2015? A:The development of the interactive Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Database was probably the most visible and significant program accomplishment in 2015.The database concept was briefed to the Nuclear Energy Advisory Board (NEAC) and received highly positive feedback as it is designed to address fundamental research facilities and issues of interest to NEAC for over a decade.Also, the database was cited prominently in the Nov. 6, 2015, White House press release announcing U.S. government support and activities associated with the recently launched Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative. We are also proud to have fully integrated, for the first time, the processes for receiving, evaluating and awarding NSUF access awards with requests for Office of Nuclear Energy programmatic research funding. If successful, this “one-stop shopping” approach will increase efficiency, reduce researcher uncertainty, and improve the transparency of the full range of NE research investment decisions. Q: What is the NEID and how do you foresee it benefiting DOE-NE? A: When fully populated, functioning and socialized, the NEID will address the decades long need of both the department and the nuclear energy research community to have ready Alison Hahn DOE-NE Program Manager (301) 903-5049 Alison.Hahn@nuclear.energy.gov Q&A with the NSUF DOE-NE Program Manager Alison Hahn Q&AWITH ALISON access to reliable information on the whole range of supporting capabilities in the United States and, as appropriate, other parts of the world.The database will be especially impactful for its ability to provide not only capabilities information, but also schedule availability and points of contact. Q: Why is this information important to NE? A:This capability will allow NE to avoid making duplicative purchases through the CINR infrastructure solicitation and better leverage limited infrastructure funding to purchase the highest priority capabilities. In addition, gaps will be identified to assist in new infrastructure investments or CINR infrastructure work scope developments. Q: How will this information be a benefit to others in the nuclear community? A: By releasing this database into the public domain, the nuclear energy community will also be able to identify necessary capabilities without waiting for new infrastructure funding, helping to accelerate current research and