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News Release-21-048: NRC Awards Fy 2021 Research and Development Grants

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Issue date:	11/15/2021
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N o : 21 -0 48 November 15, 202 1 CO N TA CT: Ivonne Couret, 3 01 -41 5-8200 N R C A wa rd s FY 2021 Researc h an d Dev elo pm en t G rants

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced th a t it h a s awarded nearly $6 million in grants to support research and development activities f or nuclear science, engineering, technology, a n d re la te d d is c ip lin e s. The remainder of the f iscal year 2021 f unds au thorized by Congress under the University Nuclear Leadership Program, a p p rox ima te ly $ 10 m illio n, a re a llo tte d f o r scholarships, f ellowships, trade schools/community colleges and f aculty development, and w ill b e d is trib u te d by th e end of May 2022.

Th e in tent of th e gra n ts is to develop a workforce capable of supporting the design, c o n s tru c tio n, o p era tio n a n d re gu la tio n o f n uc le ar f a cilitie s, and the safe handling of nuclear m a te ria ls.

Th e N RC is th rille d to of f er grant opportunit ie s that support f uture -fo cused research aimed a t h e lp in g the agency prepare for upcoming challenges, said Raymond Furstenau, d ire cto r o f th e NRC Of f ice of Research. The number of responses received to the f u nd i ng opportunity a nnouncement has been outstanding. Th e gra n ts program encourages careers and research in the nuclear sector, providing expertise to keep our nuclear facilities and materials safe and secure in the f uture.

Th e NRC is award in g th e f o llo w in g:

I ns ti tuti o n Na m e Sta te Title Am o unt o f NRC f unds Ka n sa s St a t e Un iv e rsit y Ka n s a s S t a t is t ic a l L e a r n ing B a se d M u lt is ca le S a f et y $ 499,768.00 An a ly s is F ra m e work f or Ad va n ce d R e a ct ors Wo rcester Po ly technic M a s s a ch usetts Dev elo p in g th e Research Facilities, $ 499,509.00 I n s t it u te Shielding, a nd LicensinS t ra te gy f or a g Ne x t - Gen eratio n H yb rid Research and Po wer Un iv ersity Nu clear Reactor Purdue University India na De gra d a t io n As s e s s m ent o f Ad va nce d $ 500,000.00 We ld s f o r Pre ssu re Ve sse ls Virgin ia P o ly t e c h nic Virgin ia Development of a Novel Multi - M o d al I n- $ 499,930.00 I n s t it u te Situ Detection System Supportin Humag n -

M a c hin e C olla bora t ion in C o re M on it orin g a nd Control of Advanced Reactors C le m s o n Un iv ers it y South Coupling Life -C yc le I m pa ct As s e s sm ent a nd $ 499,859.00 C a ro lin a R is k A s s e s s m e n t f o r S u s ta ina b ilit y-Inform ed D e c is io n M a kin g Auburn University Alabama Development of a Soil-St ru ct ure-Int era c tio n $ 499,999.00 Fra m ework in Support to Enhance Regula tory Oversight for Small Modular Rea ctors Virgin ia C o m m onwea lt h Virgin ia Ad v a nced Characterizatio n of AT F C la dding $ 500,000.00 Un iv e rs it y for Understanding their Degra dation Under Short-T im e T e m pera t ure E x curs io ns a nd Im plications in Dry Storage University of Cincinnati Oh io In Vivo Mea sureme nt o f L o w E n e rgy $ 455,991.0 0 Photon Associated with an Internal Deposition of Mixed Oxide Nuclear Fuel University of Texas a t Tex a s H igh-F id e lit y E x p e r im e nts a nd S im ula t ion s $ 500,000.00 Arlin gt o n o f H ea t Pip e Perf o rmance u nder Steady -

S t a t e, T ra ns ie nt, a nd A c c id en t C o ndit io ns.

University of Texas a t Tex a s Adva nced Condition Monitoring of Dry $ 500,000.00 Au s t in Sto ra ge Canisters b y H elical Gu id ed U lt r a s o n ic W a ves Auburn University Alabama A H igh-Throughput Approach to E s ta blis h $ 500,000.00 t h e R e gu la to r y B a s is f o r Q u a lif yin g L a s e r Ad d itiv e M a nufactured Stain less Steel f o r N u c le a r A p p lic a t ion s Total Awards $ 5,455,056.00

The NRC announces grant opportunities on www.gran ts.go v, w h ic h e n a ble s th e p u blic to f ind and apply for f ederal f unding opportunities. A panel of expert reviewers, f rom academia and the NRC, evaluates the grant proposals. The panel composition is diverse, with mo st rev iewers having experience reviewing proposals f or government agencies and advanced credentials in nuclear engineering, health physics, ra d io c he mis try, o r re la te d d is c iplin e s. A ll p a n e lis ts m u s t c e rtif y no conf lict of interest for the proposals they evaluate.

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