Join us for the NSUF 2025 Annual Users’ Meeting, co-located with The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society 2025 Annual Meeting and Exhibition! 📅 Thursday, March 27 🕘 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT 📍/🖥️ MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel in Room 152 and Microsoft Teams Existing and future users are invited to attend this hybrid event to learn about upcoming NSUF program developments and scientific endeavors enabled by NSUF and shared from the user perspective. Agenda highlights: ✅ Updates and highlights from Office of Nuclear Energy | U.S. Department of Energy Energy Program Manager Christopher Barr and NSUF Director Brenden Heidrich ✅ Nuclear Research Data System demonstration for existing user projects ✅ New capabilities at NSUF partner facilities ✅ Developments in automation, artificial intelligence/machine learning and advanced manufacturing for nuclear materials research ✅ Opportunities for users to provide feedback to NSUF leadership Register to attend: 👩🔬 In person at the MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel: https://lnkd.in/eeVRcvdA - or - 🖥️ Virtually via Microsoft Teams: https://lnkd.in/ePTWA_be ⚠️ Additional information: - No registration fee is required. - Attendees must provide their own meals and transportation. We look forward to your participation at this meeting! Your presence and input are invaluable as we reflect on the user experience and plan for the future. If you have questions or need further information regarding this event, please reach out to NSUF Users Organization Chair Maria Okuniewski at mokuniew@purdue.edu.
Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF)
Research Services
Idaho Falls, Idaho 918 followers
Advancing nuclear fuels and materials research through nationwide laboratory partnerships and world-class capabilities.
About us
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy’s Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) program is a consortium of national laboratory, university and industry partner facilities. NSUF merges nuclear energy research infrastructure with intellectual capital to pair nuclear fuels and materials researchers with cutting-edge resources to better understand how radiation affects existing and proposed reactor materials, fuels and sensor technologies. Through peer-reviewed competitive processes, NSUF users are provided no-cost access to world-class nuclear energy research facilities and assistance with experiment design from experienced scientists and engineers to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced nuclear technology applications.
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https://nsuf.inl.gov/
External link for Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF)
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- Research Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Founded
- 2007
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✍ Call for Papers! ✍ Are you a student in #nuclear? Are you working on exciting research, internship projects, or senior designs? Then don't miss the opportunity to share your work with peers and professionals at the 2025 ANS Student Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico! 📅 Submission Deadline: January 17, 2025 🔗 Submission Link: https://lnkd.in/grAvt2T7 💡 Selected papers will be featured in our conference program, with opportunities to present to an audience of students, researchers, and industry leaders. 🔎 For more information on tracks and formatting, visit: https://lnkd.in/gr9TQPVc #OldandNu #ANSstudent #ANSstudent2025 #ANSconferences
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Stephen Taller is the vice-chair for the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) Users Organization and an absolutely excellent researcher. We are excited to see another publication from his research group.
For today's post, we have yet another journal article. Why is this one special? This study, started under the Transformational Challenge Reactor (TCR) program and continued with an Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) RTE, let me branch out into another material system that I had never studied prior to this work. Yttrium hydride is a potential moderator material for nuclear microreactors and it was a challenge to organize and conduct these experiments to study its stability under irradiation. Working closely with the Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory, the team (Timothy Lach, Takaaki Koyanagi, and Fabian Naab) were able to get the experiments performed quickly with little downtime between hydrogen measurements. The abstract is below along with a link to view the article for free until March 1, 2025. High moderation per unit volume solid moderator materials like yttrium hydride (YHx) are necessary for compact nuclear microreactors. However, the phase stability and hydrogen transport processes of YHx under high-temperature irradiation are largely unknown. Proton irradiation was conducted on YHx at 300 °C and 580 °C to 0.2 dpa using 1 MeV or 2 MeV protons in a high-vacuum environment. The hydrogen concentration was determined before and after irradiation using elastic recoil detection analysis, and microstructural evolution was examined via post-irradiation scanning transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Dislocation loops and cavities were observed in all conditions; their distribution was correlated with the bombarding proton energy and ion irradiation temperature. This work revealed that hydrogen retention is proportional to the formation of traps for hydrogen gas atoms and identified pathways for hydrogen release. The relative contributions of bulk or fast diffusion paths, such as grain boundaries, delamination boundaries, and stacking faults are discussed; the primary mechanisms of hydrogen loss are likely based on diffusion, ruling out artefacts of the experimental design. The study suggests proton irradiation may be a strong surrogate to study hydrogen transport in hydride moderator materials under irradiation. Link: https://lnkd.in/e96f6xw6 #radiationeffects #yttriumhydride #NSUF #TCR #nuclear #microreactors
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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $13 million available to industry through a new Advanced Nuclear Energy Licensing Cost-Shared Grant Program. The competitive funding opportunity will help to defray the cost of licensing fees for first movers attempting to bring advanced reactors to market.
NEWS: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is making $13 million available for the Advanced Nuclear Energy Licensing Cost-Share Grant program. The program will assist industry with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission application costs to license new advanced reactor designs and facilities. ➡️: https://lnkd.in/gjTRXGiJ
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📅 Save the date! NSUF will be hosting its 2025 Annual Program Review April 14-17 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. MDT/11 a.m.- 5 p.m. EST. The NSUF program review will feature: ☑️ Comprehensive overview presentations by the NSUF program office at Idaho National Laboratory and select partner facilities. ☑️ Technical highlights from NSUF-supported user access projects. ☑️ Insights from NSUF stakeholders, including the user community. To attend this meeting virtually or in person, please RSVP by Monday, March 31 using the link below. International colleagues interested in attending in person should contact the NSUF program office at nsuf@inl.gov no later than Friday, February 28. Register to attend ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dw_8ZSYa
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NSUF is excited to announce the 2025 New User Development Workshop on Irradiation Testing ⚛️ This event is for student and faculty researchers eager to expand their expertise in the cutting-edge field of nuclear materials science and engineering. Nuclear materials and irradiation testing benefits from a wide range of technical backgrounds, including but not limited to: • Chemical engineering • Chemistry • Computer science and engineering • Materials engineering • Materials science • Mechanical engineering • Nuclear engineering • Physics As a workshop attendee, you can expect to: ✅ Gain invaluable insights from NSUF technical experts in nuclear fuels and materials research. ✅ Experience hands-on sessions with the latest irradiation technologies and methodologies. ✅ Network with university, laboratory and industry professionals, fostering collaborations that could impact your future and power the future of irradiation testing and nuclear research. 🔬 Interested in attending? Submit a request for more information at https://lnkd.in/ew2SsGQN NSUF 2025 User Development Workshop on Irradiation Testing: 📅 May 19-22, 2025 📍 Idaho Falls, Idaho, Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) #NuclearResearch #NuclearScience #NuclearEngineering #IrradiationResearch #NuclearMaterials #NuclearFuels #AdvancedNuclear #ChemicalEngineering #Chemistry #ComputerScience #ComputerEngineering #MaterialsScience #MaterialsEngineering #MechanicalEngineering #NuclearEngineering #Physics
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🤔 #DidYouKnow that for the past half century, the Westinghouse Churchill R&D Center in Pennsylvania has served as a leading institution for irradiated materials testing? Churchill is the only commercial Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) partner facility, working with industry partners such as EPRI, the PWR Owners Group, and the wider academic community for #NuclearInnovation and #NuclearResearch. The hot cells there have multifunctional capabilities including: ☑️ Mechanical testing ☑️ Corrosion testing ☑️ Microstructural characterization ☑️ Post-irradiation examination of reactor materials 📰 Learn more about Churchill's unique capabilities in the Springer Nature Journal: https://bit.ly/40IGbDm
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Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) will be at the #SSTEM2024 meeting in Chicago this Friday and Saturday. Drop by to learn about opportunities with nuclear energy materials research. We will be recruiting for our upcoming May 2025 User Development Workshop in Irradiation Testing. Stop by booth #22 to talk or give us a call if you can’t make it to Chicago.
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⏳ Only one week left to submit your proposal for the RTE FY25 first call! 📱 PRO TIP: The NSUF website now requires two-factor authentication. If you intend to submit a proposal by the Oct. 31 deadline, be sure to access your account in advance to avoid any delay in your submission. More info on the new login process here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/esNBA2Ru
📣 The first Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) call for fiscal year 2025 is now open! Proposals must be submitted by 4 p.m. MT Oct. 31, 2024. This award process offers an avenue for researchers to perform irradiation effects studies of limited scope on nuclear fuels and materials of interest utilizing NSUF facilities. Completion of RTE projects is expected within 9 months of award. Prospective researchers are strongly encouraged to request samples from the NSUF Nuclear Fuels and Materials Library. RTE proposals are typically solicited and awarded three times per year. They are reviewed and evaluated for technical merit, relevancy and feasibility. The number of awards is dependent on the availability of funding. Proposals must support the Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy mission. Learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/etHbX_2x #Nuclear #NuclearEnergy #AdvancedNuclear #NuclearResearch #NuclearFuels #NuclearMaterials #NuclearScience #IrradiationEffects
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In partnership with the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Idaho National Laboratory is hosting the 2024 Nuclear Science Week in Idaho Falls, Idaho and it's going to be an event you don't want to miss! With activities kicking off leading up to the main event, there are plenty of ways to participate, including: ☑️ Virtual presentations ☑️ Facility tours ☑️ K-12/STEM Nuclear Science Show ☑️ Family Nuclear Science Night Learn how to attend ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gH8tDNRH
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