FY 2016 Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies Awards
Through this program, the U.S. Department of Energy is announcing over $10 million that will be awarded to universities, industry and national laboratories to further advanced manufacturing, reactor materials, instrumentation, and cybersecurity research.
A complete list of NEET projects with their associated abstracts is listed below.
The Department of Energy is also awarding over $1 million for infrastructure upgrades at 3 national laboratories. Details on the infrastructure upgrades are available below.
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Title |
Institution |
Estimated
Funding* |
Project Description |
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Enhanced Micro-analytical Capabilities of Irradiated Materials | Oak Ridge National
Laboratory | $281,473 | Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will acquire a MEMS-based high-temperature, high mechanical stability in situ experimental system for TEM, as well as an on-axis tomography TEM holder for atom probe specimens. The project will also procure and install an advanced inventory tracking and laboratory information management system for irradiated materials. |
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Scanning Probe Microscope for Measuring Mechanical and Electromagnetic Properties of Irradiated Materials | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | $500,000 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) will procure and install a multi-capability atomic force microscope for enabling atomic force, magnetic force, and piezo force microscopy. |
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Upgrade of the IVEM-Tandem User Facility | Argonne National Laboratory | $230,000 | Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) will make two enhancements to the IVEM-Tandem Facility: 1) establish dual-beam irradiation capability to enable the study of synergistic effects of heavy ion induced cascade damage and helium produced in nuclear environments; and 2) acquire an in situ heating stage dedicated to radioactive samples to meet the increased demand in nuclear fuel studies and high-dose irradiation of neutron-irradiated samples, permitting safe specimen handling and experimentation. |
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Total Infrastructure Funding |
| $1,011,473 | |
