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The US Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF)
J. Rory Kennedy, Ph.D.Director, NSUF
Idaho National Laboratory
GAIN-EPRI-NEI Advanced Fuels WorkshopBoise, ID
March 6, 2019
The Nuclear Science User FacilitiesEstablished 2007 as US DOE Office of Nuclear Energy first & only user
facility.Founded at Idaho National Laboratory initially intended as a single
institution user facility. INL remains lead and primary institution.NSUF operates as typical US user facility (no cost to user, competitive
proposal processes, no funding to users) but also some unique aspects.
Unique aspects of NSUF Consortium of facilities/capabilities, not single
institution (currently 11 Universities + 4 Universities in CAES, 8 National Laboratories, 1 industry)
NSUF offers multiple capabilities to a single scientific area: • irradiation effects in nuclear fuels and materials.
Projects can last many years or be short duration. • Largest projects include design, fabrication,
transport, irradiation, PIE, and final disposition. No base funding to facilities.
• Funding to facility is for project cost and is fully forward funded.
The Nuclear Science User FacilitiesGenerally select projects through open competitive proposal
processes Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research (CINR FOA,
1 call/year)• Irradiation + PIE ($1.0M - $4.0M, up to 7 years) includes
design, analyses, fabrication, transport, irradiation, disassembly, PIE, disposition
• PIE only (up to 3 years)• In-pile measurements ($500K - $3.5M)• Beamlines at other user facilities• Possibility to also receive user R&D funding on limited
work scopes Rapid Turnaround Experiments (RTE, 3 calls/year, limited $$,
executed within 9 months)Proposals welcome from university, government laboratory,
industry, and small business researchers. Only non-proprietary projects accepted. All awarded projects are fully forward funded.
NSUF Capabilities Offer Research OpportunitiesNeutron
IrradiationsIon
IrradiationsGamma
Irradiations
Hot Cells & Shielded
Cells
Low Activity Laboratories Beamlines
High PerformanceComputing
Visit nsuf.inl.gov for details at individual facilities
11 Universities
CAES (4 Unis)
8 National Labs
1 Industry
Irradiation Effects in Nuclear
Fuels and Materials
Fuel Development
Fundamental Understanding in Reactor Materials
Advanced Cladding and
Structural Materials
Model Validation
Welding & Joining
High Performance Computing and
Modeling & Simulation
Advanced Manufacturing
Sensor Development
Radiation Resistant Materials
Ultra High Burnup
Accident Tolerant Fuels (ATF) & Cladding
Fission Product Transport in TRISO Fuels
FCCI in Metallic FuelsCeramic Fuels
RPV Steels Hardening &
Embrittlement
ODS Steels
MAX Phases Silicon Carbide
Irradiation Assisted Grain Growth
Irradiation Assisted Stress Corrosion Cracking
H Pickup in Zircaloy
SiC - SiC
Capacitive Discharge Resistance Welding
Laser Welding
Fission Gas Behavior in Fuels
Ion – Neutron Irradiation Correlation
Fast Reactor MOX Annual Fuel
Simulating Radiation and Thermal Effects in Cladding
Irradiation Creep in SiC
Nano-modified Concrete
Piezoelectric and MagnetostrictiveTransducer Materials
Fiber Bragg Grating Thermometer
Adv. Manufacturing for In-pile Thermal Conductivity
Optical Fiber / Fused Smart Alloy Sensor by Adv. Manufacture
Nanostructured Steels
Powder Bed FusionDirect Laser
Metal Melting
FeCrAl
PWR Coolant / U3Si2 Interaction
Neutron Absorbing Materials for ATF
Interest and Support Continue to Grow
$400K$4.1M
$10M
~$11M$10M
~$6M ~$5M ~$3M ~$4M
CINR-type project new award funding levels
Additive / Advanced Manufacturing Irradiation Testing of Materials Produced by Additive Friction Stir Manufacturing ($1837K,
Aeroprobe, FY18) Radiation Effects on Zirconium Alloys Produced by Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing
Processes ($830K, Westinghouse Electric Co., FY17) Irradiation Testing of LWR Additively Manufactured Materials ($1,982K, GE-Hitachi Nuclear
Energy, FY16)
Recent CINR Awarded ProjectsFocus on Key Technologies and Understanding
Welding and Joining Advanced Cladding Performance of SiC-SiC Cladding and Endplug Joints Under Neutron Irradiation with a Thermal
Gradient ($985K, General Atomics, FY17) Advanced Fuel Development
Irradiation, Transient Testing and Post Irradiation Examination of Ultra High Burnup Fuel ($3600K, EPRI, FY17)
Irradiation of Advanced Neutron Absorbing Material to Support Accident Tolerant Fuel ($630K, AREVA, FY17)
Fundamentals for Reactor Materials Improved Understanding of Zircaloy-2 Hydrogen Pickup Mechanism in BWRs ($817K, EPRI, FY17)
~$10.7M
Used for analyses to identify needs, redundancies, efficiencies, distributions, etc., to best understand the utility of DOE-NE’s available infrastructure, inform the content of infrastructure calls, and provide information to NSUF users.
Infrastructure information collected can be combined with information on R&D needs as part of infrastructure gap analysis
Currently 150 institutions operating ~500 facilities housing ~1000 instruments. 80% US domestic, 20% international.
NSUF created a searchable and interactive database of all pertinent infrastructure supported by, or related to, the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE).
Database known as the Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Database (NEID) and can be accessed through the NSUF website (nsuf.inl.gov).
Infrastructure Management Program
Capabilities Data
DOE-NE and Industry Needs
Gap Analyses
Investments and
Partnerships
Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Database (NEID)
Nuclear Fuels and Materials Library (NFML) Includes nuclear fuel and material samples from past
and ongoing irradiation test campaigns, decommissioned power reactors, and donations from other sources.
Intended to reduce costs and take advantage of new ideas and future analysis techniques and equipment.
Contains >6500 searchable samples and corresponding information Irradiation Conditions Experiment information Project reports Characterization Data (2019-2020)
Nuclear Energy Researcher Database (NERD) Data source for:
NSUF Researchers Technical Experts Reviewers
Projects Database
Database IntegrationCombined Materials Experiment Toolkit (CoMET)
NFML
TemperatureDose (DPA)
Flux [x1014 ]Fluence [x1020]
Environment
PLANNEDTemperature
Actual Dose (DPA)
Flux [x1014 ]Fluence [x1020]
Environment
AS RUN DATA
PROJECT NAME
Storage FACILITYNotes
# of SamplesSamples RemainingSpecimen Availability
CertificationCertification Code
Availability Date
CapsulePacket
Material NameMaterial Description
Dimensions
KGT #
Sample ID Code
Material Code
Specimen Type
REACTORREACTOR POSITION
PROJECT NAMEProject ID
CINR #RTE #
NSUF CallAward Date
Start DateEnd DatePI NameTech LeadFacility Tech Lead
Collaborators Documentation
Project Type
INSTITUTIONFACILITY
Research AreaMaterial TypeProposal
PROJECTS DATABASE
REACTORREACTOR POSITION
FACILITYINSTITUTION
NEID
NERD
INSTITUTION
PI/SME NameResearch Area / Subject Matter
The Wizard guides the user through their undertaking (proposal preparation in this case)
Each box in the history represents a stage in the undertaking where a decision was made and/or information/data was input. At each stage of the undertaking, the user is offered access to additional reference data and information.
Multiple team members, NSUF technical experts, program managers, and others can all work on an undertaking at the same time, keeping all information in one place.
The Wizard clearly communicates all relevant information needed for the decision or input required at each stage.
The Wizard is functional from all communication devices
CoMET is Executed through a Process Guidance Application (Wizard)