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FY14 Infrastructure Awards

FY 2014 Infrastructure Grants

The Department of Energy is awarding approximately $4 million to 19 colleges and universities to support research reactor infrastructure and general scientific infrastructure improvements, ensuring that American universities have the best equipment and tools available to educate the next generation of industry leaders and strengthen U.S. competitiveness in nuclear R&D. These awards will upgrade the existing fleet of research reactors and support equipment and infrastructure improvements, making these reactors and capabilities more efficient and in line with industry advances.

A full list of infrastructure recipients is listed below.

FY14 Nuclear Energy University Programs Awards

	Title	Abstract_Link	FY	Institution	Program	TechArea	Amount	Description
	Idaho State University Reactor Laboratory Instrumentation and Physical Facility	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/RU_IdahoState_Abstract.pdf	14	Idaho State University	Infrastructure	Reactor Upgrades	$91,741	Idaho State University will modernize radiation detectors, associated instruments, and the sub-assembly to imcritical prove the ability to acquire meaningful measurements and reliability of results.
	University Reactor Upgrades Infrastructure Support for the MITR Research Reactor in Support of Operational Safety	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/RU_MIT_Abstract.pdf	14	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Infrastructure	Reactor Upgrades	$450,000	Massachusetts Institute of Technology will purchase two Canberra CAM 200 effluent monitoring systems to replace aging monitors. The safety upgrade will ensure continued compliance with regulations involving effluent releases.
	Upgrade of Gamma Spectroscopy Capabilities at the OSU Reactor	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/RU_OregonState_Abstract.pdf	14	Oregon State University	Infrastructure	Reactor Upgrades	$135,636	Oregon State University will purchase a HPGe gamma-ray detector, four digital spectrometers, and an additional UPS unit to ensure uninterrupted counting activity to support the gamma spectroscopy capabilities at the reactor.
	Reed College Reactor Infrastructure Support	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/RU_ReedCollege_Abstract.pdf	14	Reed College	Infrastructure	Reactor Upgrades	$133,000	Reed College will replace a log power channel, pump station and demineralizer beds of the primary clean-up loop to ensure continued safe operation of the reactor.
	The Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/RU_RhodeIsland_Abstract.pdf	14	Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center	Infrastructure	Reactor Upgrades	$397,000	Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center will purchase health physics instrumentation including a stack gas/particulate air monitor and 6 radiation monitor systems to ensure safe operation of the reactor.
	Replacement Control Blade Drives at the University of Florida Training Reactor	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/RU_UFlorida_Abstract.pdf	14	University of Florida	Infrastructure	Reactor Upgrades	$110,050	University of Florida will replace original control blade drives with four control blade drives to expedite the resumption of operations of the reactor.
	Water Leak Repair in The University of Texas at Austin TRIGA Reactor	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/RU_UTexas_Abstract.pdf	14	University of Texas, Austin	Infrastructure	Reactor Upgrades	$74,013	The University of Texas, Austin will provide $29,946 in cost share to purchase a bellows, waterproof radiation monitor, underwater video system, and portable radiation shields to repair a leak in the bellows of a beam port to restore structural integrity of the reactor pool.
	Gyrotron for Rapid Extreme Thermal Processing of Materials for Nuclear Energy	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/GSI_Alfred_Summary.pdf	14	Alfred University	Infrastructure	General Scientific Infrastructure	$262,141	Alfred University will provide $250,000 in cost share and $12,141 in cost match to purchase a 94 GHz, 10 kW gyrotron with a liquid cryogen-free superconducting magnet for materials processing and manufacture.
	Serial Sectioning Equipment for 3-D Characterization of Microstructure and Composition Effects on Mechanical Behavior of Enhanced Uranium Oxide Fuels	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/GSI_ArizonaState_Abstract.pdf	14	Arizona State University	Infrastructure	General Scientific Infrastructure	$146,600	Arizona State University will purchase an ion-polishing system used for characterizing nuclear fuels. The system will allow for larger sample sizes than currently available Focused Ion Beam (FIB) techniques.
	Colorado School of Mines Online Nuclear Reactor Laboratory	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/GSI_CSM_Abstract.pdf	14	Colorado School of Mines	Infrastructure	General Scientific Infrastructure	$215,372	Colorado School of Mines will implement a pneumatic sample transfer capability at the Colorado School of Mines Nuclear Science Laboratory to transfer irradiated samples for short-lived radionuclide experiments.
	Nuclear Engineering and Science Equipment for Strategic Fuels Analysis Research in the Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/GSI_GeorgiaTech2_Abstract.pdf	14	Georgia Institute of Technology	Infrastructure	General Scientific Infrastructure	$250,000	Georgia Institute of Technology will expand the Radiological Science and Engineering Laboratory by adding a nuclear fuel irradiation tank, gamma-ray and neutron detection equipment, and a flow injection analysis system for use in fuel cycle research.
	Equipment for Education, Training, and Research in Advanced Instrumentation and Control at The Ohio State University	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/GSI_OhioState_Abstract.pdf	14	The Ohio State University	Infrastructure	General Scientific Infrastructure	$243,454	The Ohio State University will purchase a digital data acquisition and detector emulator system to expand advanced instrumentation and control research and education.
	Upgrading the Irradiation Facilities and Multidisciplinary Radiation Chemistry Research at Oregon State University	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/GSI_OregonState_Abstract.pdf	14	Oregon State University	Infrastructure	General Scientific Infrastructure	$313,540	Oregon State University will provide $63,540 in cost match to refurbish an existing Gamma-Cell 220 with new cobalt-60 source allowing for extended research on aqueous separation processing.
	Nuclear Engineering Teaching and Research Facilities Upgrade at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/GSI_UIllinois_Abstract.pdf	14	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	Infrastructure	General Scientific Infrastructure	$191,395	The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign will expand reactor materials creep, fatigue and corrosion research by purchasing a steam generator system, a super cooled neutron detector facility, and components to construct two creep-fatigue-environment testing facilities.
	X-Ray Diffraction System to Enhance the Nuclear Materials Research and Education	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/GSI_NevadaReno_Abstract.pdf	14	University of Nevada, Reno	Infrastructure	General Scientific Infrastructure	$189,987	University of Nevada, Reno will enhance the supercritical water loop facility by installing X-ray Diffractometer (XRD) to study the oxide films formed sample surfaces.
	Upgrade of Universal Element Tester for Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Research	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/U_Houston_GSI.pdf	14	University of Houston	Infrastructure	General Scientific Infrastructure	$172,969	University of Houston will upgrade their Universal Element Tester to enhance design and analysis of nuclear containment structures.
	Development of Capabilities to Study the Thermodynamics of Nuclear Energy Related Infrastructure at the Utah Nuclear Engineering Program (UNEP)	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/GSI_UUtah_Abstract.pdf	14	University of Utah	Infrastructure	General Scientific Infrastructure	$121,852	University of Utah will purchase an isothermal titration calorimeter (ITC) to measure thermodynamic properties of actinides.
	General Scientific Infrastructure Support for the University of Wisconsin	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/GSI_UWisconsin_Abstract.pdf	14	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Infrastructure	General Scientific Infrastructure	$200,600	University of Wisconsin, Madison will improve Wisconsin's Ion Beam Laboratory by purchasing a new implantation chamber and upkeep current equipment to expand ion implantation productivity and efficient use of the facility.
	Enhancing the Nuclear Engineering Research Infrastructure in the Core Areas of Nuclear Materials and Radiation Detection at VCU	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/GSI_VCU_Abstract.pdf	14	Virginia Commonwealth University	Infrastructure	General Scientific Infrastructure	$247,541	Virginia Commonwealth University will purchase a benchtop electron scanning microscope, X-ray source and associated detectors, and an electrometer and ion chamber to bolster radiation detection and measurement and materials science research and education.
	Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer for Nuclear Energy-Related Teaching and Research	https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY%202014%20Abstracts/Infrastructure/GSI_WashingtonState_Abstract.pdf	14	Washington State University	Infrastructure	General Scientific Infrastructure	$109,000	Washington State University will provide $20,000 in cost share to purchase a inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) to improve radioanalytical instrumentation for nuclear science chemistry.

*Actual project funding will be established during contract negotiation phase.