Nuclear science basic research is inherently relevant to a broad suite of applications that are important to the Nation. The advancement of knowledge of nuclear matter and its properties is intertwined with nuclear power, nuclear medicine, national security, the environmental and geological sciences, and isotope production. The NP program develops advanced instrumentation, accelerator technologies and techniques, and analytical and computational techniques that are needed for nuclear science research and which have broad societal and economic benefits.
We also have a collection of spinoff applications.