DOE - Office of Nuclear Energy

Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Award List

The following proposals were selected for award pending negotiation. To view an abstract of the project, click on the project title.

Title	Collaborating Organizations *Lead Organization
ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE
Determination of Basic Structure-Property Relations for Processing and Modeling in Advanced Nuclear Fuels: Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties	Arizona State University* Los Alamos National Laboratory
The Application of Self-Propagating-High-Temperature Synthesis (SHS) to the Fabrication of Actinide Bearing Nitride and Other Ceramic Nuclear Fuels	Colorado School of Mines* Argonne National Laboratory
Minor Actinide Doppler Coefficient Measurement Assessment	Georgia Institute of Technology* Education, Research and Development Association of Georgia Universities
Detailed Reaction Kinetics for CFD Modeling of Nuclear Pellet Coating for High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors	Iowa State University*
On-Line Fuel Failure Monitor for Fuel Testing and Monitoring of Gas Cooled Very High Temperature Reactors	North Carolina State University*
Plutonium Chemistry in the UREX+ Separation Processes	Oregon State University* University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Development of an engineered project storage concept for the combined transuranic/lanthanide product streams	Purdue University* Argonne National Laboratory
Selective Separation of Americium from Lanthanides and Curium by Aqueous Processing with Redox Adjustment	Washington State University* Idaho National Laboratory
Selective Separation of Trivalent Actinides from Lanthanides by Aqueous Processing with Introduction of Soft Donor Atoms	Washington State University* Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Development of Nanostructured Materials with Improved Radiation Tolerance for Advanced Nuclear Systems	Texas A&M University* Los Alamos National Laboratory
Utilization of Minor Actinides as a Fuel Component for Ultra-Long Life VHTR Configurations: Designs, Advantages, and Limitations	Texas A&M University*
Ambient Laboratory Coater for Advanced Gas Reactor Fuel Development	University of Tennessee*
Uncertainty Analyses of Advanced Fuel Cycles	University of Tennessee*
BWR Assembly Optimization for Minor Actinide Recycling	University of Cincinnati*
Optimization of Oxide Compounds for Advanced Inert Matrix Materials	University of Florida* Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine (UK) Idaho National Laboratory
Synthesis and Optimization of the Sintering Kinetics of Actinide Nitrides	University of Florida*
The Development of Models to Optimize Selection of Nuclear Fuel Materials Through Atomic Level Simulations	University of Florida*
Development of TRU Transmuters for Optimization of the Global Fuel Cycle	University of Michigan* Argonne National Laboratory
The Adoption of Advanced Fuel Cycle Technology Under a Single Repository Policy	University of Wisconsin*
GENERATION IV RESEARCH INITIATIVE
In-Situ Spectroscopic Studies of the Fundamental Chemistry of Pb and Pb-Bi Corrosion Processes at High Temperatures: Development and Assessment of Composite Corrosion Resistant Materials	Illinois Institute of Technology*
Optimized, Competitive Supercritical-CO2 Cycle GFR for GEN-IV Service	Massachusetts Institute of Technology*
Development of High Temperature Ferritic Alloys and Performance Prediction Methods for Advanced Fission Energy Systems	University of California- Santa Barbara*
Development and Analysis of Advanced High-Temperature Technology for Nuclear Heat Transport and Power Conversion	University of California- Berkeley*
Development of Risk-Based and Technology-Independent Safety Criteria for Generation IV Systems	University of California- Berkeley*
Development of Modeling Capabilities for the Analysis of Supercritical Water-Cooled Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics and Dynamics	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute*
Novel Processing of Unique Ceramic-Based Nuclear Materials and Fuels	SUNY at Stony Brook* Brookhaven National Laboratory
Real-time Corrosion Monitoring in Lead and Lead-Bismuth Systems	University of Illinois*
The Effect of H and He on Irradiation Performance of Fe and Ferritic Alloys	University of Illinois*
Strategies for Alloy Development for 1000°C Service in the NGNP	University of Michigan* Special Metals Inc. Idaho National Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Heat Exchanger Studies for Supercritical CO2 Power Conversion System	University of Missouri- Rolla* Argonne National Laboratory
Candidate Materials Evaluation for Supercritical Water-Cooled Reactor	University of Wisconsin*
Validation and Enhancement of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Predictive Capabilities for Generation IV Reactor Systems	Utah State University* Fluent, Inc. Idaho National Laboratory
NUCLEAR HYDROGEN INITIATIVE
The Sulfur-Iodine Cycle: Process Analysis and Design Using Comprehensive Phase Equilibrium Measurements and Modeling	Clemson University* University of Virginia Savannah River National Laboratory Aspen Technology, Inc.
Silicon Carbide Ceramics for Compact Heat Exchanges	Johns Hopkins University*
Molten Salt Heat Transport Loop: Materials Corrosion and Heat Transfer Phenomena	University of Wisconsin*