National Nuclear
Energy Programs
NATIONAL REACTOR INNOVATION PROGRAM
NRIC’s mission is to work with industry and national labs to bridge the gap between concept, demonstration, and commercialization of advanced nuclear technology. NRIC accomplishes this through building new or enhancing existing US Department of Energy infrastructure to support testing of components and systems that are key to successfully deploying advance nuclear technology.
GATEWAY FOR ACCLERATED INNOVATION IN NUCLEAR
The GAIN initiative is a public-private partnership established by the U.S. Department of Energy and operates out of Idaho National Laboratory. GAIN facilitates access to the technical, regulatory and financial support needed to accelerate the commercialization of advanced nuclear technologies.
LIGHT WATER REACTOR SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM (LWRS)
This program is developing the scientific basis to extend existing nuclear power plant operating life beyond the current 60-year licensing period and ensure long-term reliability, productivity, safety, and security. INL serves as the Technical Integration Office and coordinates the research and development projects.
FUEL CYCLE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
This program uses a results-oriented, science-based approach towards research and development that takes advantage of advances in high-performance computing to integrate theory and experiment with modeling and simulation.
- Fuel Cycle Technologies Website
- Advanced Fuels Campaign
- Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation and Screening Website
- Includes the Fuel Cycle Options Catalog and Fuel Cycle Evaluation and Screening Software (SET) Tool
NUCLEAR SCIENCE USER FACILITIES (NSUF)
NSUF is the nation’s only designated nuclear energy user facility. Through a peer-reviewed proposal process, NSUF provides external research teams cost-free access to reactor, post-irradiation examination and beamline capabilities at INL and a diverse mix of affiliated partner institutions at universities, national laboratories and industry facilities located across the country.
NUCLEAR ENERGY UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS (NEUP)
NEUP engages U.S. colleges and universities to conduct research and development, enhance infrastructure and support student education thereby helping to sustain a world class nuclear energy and workforce capability. The program’s goal is to support outstanding, cutting-edge, and innovative research at U.S. universities
