DOE - Office of Nuclear Energy

Fiscal year (FY) 2006 Award list

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

Project Title	Lead Organization* and Collaborators
Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative
Radiation Stability of Candidate Materials for Advanced Fuel Cycles	University of Wisconsin-Madison*
Solution-Based Synthesis of Nitride Fuels	University of Nevada-Las Vegas*; Los Alamos National Laboratory
The Development and Production of Functionally Graded Composite for Pb-Bi Service	Massachusetts Institute of Technology*; Los Alamos National Laboratory
Flexible Conversion Ratio Fast Reactor Systems Evaluation	Massachusetts Institute of Technology*
Development and Utilization of Mathematical Optimization in Advanced Fuel Cycle Systems Analysis	North Carolina State University*; Argonne National Laboratory
Engineered Materials for Cesium and Strontium Storage	Purdue University *
Feasibility of Recycling Plutonium and Minor Actinides in Light Water Reactors Using Hydride Fuel	University of California- Berkeley*; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Argonne National laboratory
Accelerator-Based Study of Irradiation Creep of Pyrolytic Carbon Used in TRISO Fuel Particles for the VHTR	University of Michigan*; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Idaho National Laboratory
Development of Acetic Acid Removal Technology for the UREX+ Process	University of Tennessee*; Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Separation of Nuclear Fuel Surrogates from Silicon Carbide Inert Matrix	University of Florida*
Enhancements to High Temperature In-Pile Thermocouple Performance	University of Idaho*; Idaho National Laboratory
Design and Development of Selective Extractants for An/Ln Separations	University of New Mexico*; Washington State University; Idaho National Laboratory
Microwave Processing Of Simulated Advanced Nuclear Fuel Pellets	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University*; University of Tennessee
Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative
Ab Initio-Based Modeling of Radiation Effects in Multi-Component Alloys	University of Wisconsin-Madison*
Managing Model Data Introduced Uncertainties in Simulator Predictions for Generation IV Systems via Optimum Experimental Design	North Carolina State University*; Idaho National Laboratory; Argonne National Laboratory
Uncertainty Quantification in the Reliability and Risk Assessment of Generation IV Reactors	Purdue University*; Ohio State University
An Advanced Neutronic Analysis Toolkit with Inline Monte Carlo Capability for VHTR Analysis	University of Michigan*; Studsvik of America; General Atomics; TransWare Enterprises, Idaho National Laboratory; Argonne National Laboratory; ORNL
Improving Corrosion Behavior in SCWR, LFR and VHTR Reactor Materials by Formation of a Stable Oxide	The Pennsylvania State University*; Westinghouse Electric Company
Multiscale Modeling of the Deformation of Advanced Ferritic Steels for Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems	University of California - Los Angeles*; California State University-Northridge
Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative
Gradient Meshed and Toughened SOEC Composite Seal with Self-Healing Capabilities	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Ni-Si Alloys for the S-I Reactor-Hydrogen Production Process Interface	University of Missouri-Rolla*; Idaho National Laboratory
Microstructure Sensitive Design for Materials in Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell	Georgia Tech Research Corporation*; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dynamic Simulation and Optimization of Nuclear Hydrogen Production Systems	Massachusetts Institute of Technology*
High Performance Electrolyzers for Hybrid Thermochemical Cycles	University of South Carolina*; Sandia National Laboratory; Savannah River National Laboratory; Argonne National Laboratory
Development of Efficient Flowsheet and Transient Modeling for Nuclear Heat Coupled Sulfur Iodine Cycle for Hydrogen Production	Purdue University*