Infrastructure

Scientific Infrastructure Support for Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research (CINR) supports two areas for U.S. universities to apply for funding: University Reactor Upgrades Infrastructure Support and General Scientific Infrastructure Support for Universities.

This infrastructure program was established to continue to strengthen U.S. competitiveness in nuclear R&D and enhance nuclear research capabilities at U.S. universities and colleges, especially in support of 1) upgrading and improving U.S. university nuclear research and training reactors; 2) Obtaining equipment and instrumentation that significantly improves or expands the research, instruction, training capabilities, and/or operating capabilities; and 3) Contributing to strengthening the academic community’s nuclear engineering infrastructure. 

Who Can Apply?

This is a university-led program.

When does this program open for applications?

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), DE-FOA-0003541, is accepting applications. You can view informational slides about this NOFO here.

How to Apply?

Login or create an account at proposals.inl.gov to submit an application.

No-Cost Time Extensions

To apply for a No-cost Time Extension (NCE) , submit a completed NCE Request Form and submit to Tara Haack and cc: Crystal Sosalla. Once received, a budget replan, by milestone, will be sent out and will need to be completed and returned. If you need additional assistance, please contact NEUP at neup@inl.gov.

No-cost time extensions should be requested as soon as the need is identified, and normally, no later than 3 months before the original project end date. One no-cost time extension may be granted for up to 12 months, pending review and approval.
 
Please allow a minimum of 8 weeks for processing a NCE. When the NCE modification has been processed, an email link will go out to the POCs on the award, directing them to Fed Connect to view the modification document. You may also go to Fed Connect to check status any time as well.

Contact Information

Josh Peterson

Infrastructure Initiatives Lead

List of University Research Reactors

UniversityReactor
Idaho State UniversityAGN
Kansas State UniversityTRIGA
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPlate Fuel
North Carolina State UniversityPULSTAR
Ohio State UniversityPlate Fuel
Oregon State UniversityTRIGA
Pennsylvania State UniversityTRIGA
Purdue UniversityPlate Fuel
Reed CollegeTRIGA
Rensselaer PolytechnicCritical Facility
Rhode Island Nuclear Science CenterPlate Fuel
Texas A&M UniversityTRIGA
Texas A&M UniversityAGN
University of California, DavisTRIGA
University of California, IrvineTRIGA
University of FloridaPlate Fuel
University of MarylandTRIGA
University of Massachusetts at LowellPlate Fuel
University of Missouri- ColumbiaPlate Fuel
University of Missouri S&TPlate Fuel
University of New MexicoAGN
University of Texas, AustinTRIGA
University of UtahTRIGA
University of WisconsinTRIGA
Washington State UniversityTRIGA

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Funded Projects

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