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INL's Laboratory-Directed Research and Development Projects
The LDRD program offers researchers opportunities to pursue their ideas across INL’s five science and technology initiatives and other strategic areas. LDRD investments stimulate high-impact and high-risk research projects, amplify INL’s core capabilities, and help recruit world-class talent.
The Fission Battery Initiative has had several INL LDRD projects funded in support of its mission.
| Project Title | Principal Investigator | Start Date | End Date | Fiscal Year |
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Uncertainty Quantification Approach for Digital Twin-based Autonomous Control |
October 1, 2023 |
September 30, 2026 |
2024 |
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Economics Driven, Advanced Manufacturing Based Optimization of Fission Battery Mass Production |
October 1, 2023 |
September 30, 2026 |
2024 |
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Resilient Remote Operation of Microreactors and Fission Batteries |
October 1, 2022 |
September 30, 2025 |
2023 |
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Integrated Reactor Shield-Structures for Fission Batteries |
October 1, 2022 |
September 30, 2025 |
2023 |
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Development of Light-weight Structural Materials with Improved Mechanical Properties for Fission Batteries Application |
October 1, 2022 |
September 30, 2025 |
2023 |
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A Causal Approach to Model Validation and Calibration |
October 1, 2022 |
September 30, 2024 |
2023 |
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Promoting Optimal Sparse Sensing and Sparse Learning for Nuclear Digital Twins |
October 1, 2021 |
September 30, 2024 |
2022 |
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Scalable Framework of Hybrid Modeling with Anticipatory Control Strategy for Autonomous Operation of Modular and Microreactors |
October 1, 2020 |
September 30, 2023 |
2021 |
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Unattended Operation through Digital Twin Innovations |
October 1, 2020 |
September 30, 2023 |
2021 |
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Quantitative Reliability Analysis for Unattended Operation of Fission Batteries |
October 1, 2020 |
September 30, 2023 |
2021 |
