FY 2024 Infrastructure Revitalization Awards
The Department of Energy is awarding universities to improve university nuclear research reactors. University Nuclear Research Infrastructure Revitalization awards Purdue University $6 million to support the revitalization of university nuclear facilities and equipment at three universities through a consortium to enhance university-led nuclear R&D.
Infrastructure Revitalization award recipients are listed below.
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Lead University
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Funding Amount*
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Project Description
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A Consortium for Strategic Revitalization of Cyber-Physical Nuclear Infrastructure for Advanced Small Modular Reactors
| Purdue University
| $6,000,000
| Project represents a collaborative effort to revitalize and enhance nuclear research infrastructure, leveraging a holistic consortia model that includes a blend of universities, national laboratories, community colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and industry partners. With a total budget of $6 million, the initiative aims to upgrade and establish cutting-edge cyber-physical capabilities for Small Modular Reactor (SMR) and Advanced Reactor (AR) technologies across participating institutions of Purdue, MIT, and North Carolina State University.
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*Actual project funding will be established during contract negotiation phase.
