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 21 INTRODUCING THE NEID Nuclear energy researchers gained a new tool this year with the launch of the Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Data- base (NEID), which was announced by President Obama as part of the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative.The user-searchable database includes 804 nuclear energy-related instruments in 445 facilities at 124 institutions across the United States and abroad. The DOE-NE identified a need to take an inventory of the nuclear energy- related infrastructure. Once assem- bled, the database would be used to establish needs, identify redundan- cies, look for efficiencies and better understand how the current infra- structure is distributed.This informa- tion would help inform the content of future infrastructure calls and also be a resource for the NSUF and the greater nuclear research community. Brenden Heidrich, NSUF R&D capabilities scientist, took on the task of managing the project including compiling all the data. He explained that unlike other infrastructure data- bases, the NEID has a wider reach. “There are databases on hot cells or research reactors, but the NEID is more focused on all of the nuclear capabilities in the U.S., although we do have information on some international facilities,” Heidrich said. “The other big difference is that anyone can use it, after we verify their identity.” According to Heidrich, acquiring the data has been the biggest hurdle in developing the database. “I spent the first year really by myself, getting the data off websites, reports and publica- tions,” he said. “Getting good quality data, that is not outdated, has been Brenden Heidrich Capabilities Scientist (208) 533-8210 brenden.heidrich@inl.gov difficult. Oddly enough, the national labs were the hardest ones, because there’s little public information readily available on most facilities.” The data was compiled from a variety of sources, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency, the DOE, the National Research Council and other federal and civilian resources.As new facilities come online and new instruments are purchased, they will be added either from a direct pull from available asset databases or they can be manually entered by the facility owners. NSUF plans on releasing a formal request for information (RFI) in 2016 through the DOE-NE, which will allow anyone to propose their facility for inclusion in the NEID.