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Presentation to the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Gaithersburg, MD

Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology - Programs and Directions. Presentation to the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Gaithersburg, MD Dr. Gail H. Marcus, Principal Deputy Director Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology August 3, 2001.

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Presentation to the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Gaithersburg, MD

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  1. Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology - Programs and Directions Presentation to the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Gaithersburg, MD Dr. Gail H. Marcus, Principal Deputy Director Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology August 3, 2001

  2. Cost-shared with nuclear industry through EPRI 14 projects in FY 2000; 9 continuing, 7 new projects in FY 2001: Managing the long-term effects of nuclear plant aging (material fatigue, stress corrosion) Optimizing nuclear power plant generation capacity (e.g., digital I&C upgrades, advanced sensor technologies) Mission Statement Cooperative research with industry to develop and deploy advanced technologies that improve the long-term reliability and efficiency of existing nuclear power plants 1998 Voluntary Carbon Reductions Electric Power (Non-Nuclear) 28.5% Alternative Energy 17.5% Agriculture & Forestry 1.0% Industry 4.7% Electric Power (Nuclear) 47.2% Other Sectors 1.1% Nuclear Energy Plant Optimization (NEPO)

  3. Mission Statement • Advanced reactor designs & applications • Advanced nuclear fuel • Proliferation-resistant technologies • New nuclear waste management techniques • Fundamental research Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) L ong-term research and development to address key issues affecting future use of nuclear energy and to preserve the nation's nuclear science and technology leadership. NERI Project Statistics (1999 - 2001): • 575 proposals received • 69 projects awarded to date • Organizations involved: • 10 National Laboratories • 24 Universities • 20 Industry and Other Organizations • 24 Foreign R&D Organizations (10 countries) • Investigator-initiated • Peer reviewed • Collaborative • 1-3 year projects • “Incubator” • Supports nuclear infrastructure • International NERI (I-NERI) starting in FY 2001

  4. Universities Iowa State MIT New Mexico State Univ. North Carolina State Northwestern Univ. Notre Dame Ohio State Univ. Ohio Univ. Oregon State Penn State Purdue Texas A&M Univ. of Akron Univ. of CA-Berkeley Univ. of Cincinnati Univ. of New Mexico Univ. of Florida Univ. of Michigan Univ. of Kentucky Univ. of Tennessee Univ. of Virginia Univ. of California-LA Univ. of Maryland Univ. of Wisconsin U.S. Department of Energy Laboratories Ames Idaho Los Alamos Argonne Lawrence Berkeley Oak Ridge Brookhaven Lawrence Livermore Pacific Northwest Sandia 2001/briefings/marcus/aug03_01.ppt (5) Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) Program Participants (Past and Present) Industrial Organizations Bechtel Corp. Duke Engineering & Services Egan Associates Electric Power Research Institute Framatome Technologies Gamma Engineering GE Corporate Research General Atomics Global Nuclear Fuel McDermott Technologies Newport News Ship Building Northern Engineering & Research Pacific Sierra Panlyon Technologies Rockwell Science Center Siemens Power Corporation SRI International Swales Aerospace Tennessee Valley Authority Westinghouse Electric Government Agencies National Institute of Standards and Technology U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission International Collaborators Atomic Energy of Canada (Canada) Ben Gurion University (Israel) British Nuclear Fuel (UK) Chosun University (Korea) Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique (France) ENEA (Italy) Framatome (France) Hitachi Ltd. (Japan) Institute of Physics & Power Engineering (Russia) Japan Nuclear Cycle Institute (Japan) Japan Atomic Power Company (Japan) Kurchatov Institute (Russia) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan) National Atomic Energy Commission and University of Cuyo (Argentina) OECD-Nuclear Energy Agency (Europe) Polytechnical Institute of Milan (Italy) Studsvik Scanpower Inc. (Sweden) Tokai University (Japan) Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan) Toshiba (Japan) Toyama University (Japan) University of Manchester (UK ) University of Rome (Italy) VTT Manufacturing (Finland)

  5. Mission Statement International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (I-NERI) B • Bilateral, cost shared collaboration to conduct R&D • Bilateral peer reviewed selection of proposals from joint teams • General research areas: • Next -generation reactor designs (higher efficiency, lower cost, improved safety) • Advanced nuclear fuels and fuel cycle technology • Innovative technologies for plant design, fabrication, construction, operation and maintenance • Fundamental nuclear science • Established in FY 2001; agreements with Korea and France signed so far ilateral and multilateral research collaboration to address key issues affecting the future of nuclear energy and its global deployment.

  6. Mission Statement Nuclear Energy Technology (NET) Identify, assess, and develop advanced nuclear energy technologies that can compete in all markets with the most cost-efficient energy alternatives. • Generation IV Technology Roadmap will provide: • Exhaustive review of concept plant designs • Evaluation of state-of-the-art technologies • Selection of most promising concepts • Identification of R&D necessary to take innovative design from the laboratory to the marketplace • Near-term and long-term elements • International initiative involving over 100 experts from 9 countries • Goal is long-term R&D Plan

  7. Mission Statement Advanced Accelerator Applications Conduct scientific and engineering research in the areas of transmutation and separations technology to enable significant reductions in both the quantity and radiotoxicity of spent nuclear fuel; provide a vehicle for tritium production as a back-up capability to support national security needs; and conduct advanced nuclear science, materials, and systems research.

  8. Mission Statement Advanced Radioisotope Power Systems Develop, demonstrate and deliver compact, safe nuclear power systems and technologies for use in remote, harsh environments such as space.

  9. Mission Statement Brookhaven - BLIP: Strontium/Sr-82 - Cardiac imaging Copper/Cu-67 - Antibody labeling Oak Ridge - Stable Isotopes Inventory: for cancer therapy & imaging Calcium/Ca-42* - Research: -43 Nutrition -44 Bone growth -45 Nucleosynthesis Los Alamos - LANSCE: -48 Nuclear physics Strontium/Sr-88* - Reactor targets for Sr-89 (used in Aluminum/Al-26 - Research: bone cancer therapy & labeling of Alzheimers disease monoclonal antibodies) Acid rain Thallium/Tl-203* - Targets for Tl-201 production in Copper/Cu-67 - Antibody labeling for accelerators (Ti-201 used in cancer therapy & cardiac imaging) imaging High Flux Isotope Reactor/Inventory: Germanium/Ge-68 - Calibration sources for PET equipment; Iridium/Ir-192 - Industrial nondestructive examination Antibody labeling Tin/Sn-117m - Bone pain relief Strontium/Sr-82 - Cardiac imaging Strontium/Sr-89 - Bone pain relief Tungsten/Tn-188 - Cancer therapy Sandia - ACRR: Actinium/Ac-225 - Cancer therapy Research isotopes Iodine/I-125 - Prostate cancer therapy Isotope Support Serve the national need for a reliable supply of isotope products, services, and related technologies.

  10. Mission Statement Maintain and support the U.S. nuclear engineering education infrastructure to meet the present and future technology needs of the United States -- direct support is provided to 49 educational institutions in 28 states. • Nuclear Engineering Education Research • Fuel • Matching Grants • Fellowships/Scholarships (Including Minority Awards) • Reactor Sharing • Reactor Upgrades • Radiochemistry • Nuclear Engineering Education Recruitment University Reactor FuelAssistance and Support

  11. Program Participants Clemson University Cornell University Georgia Institute of Technology Howard University Idaho State University Jackson State University Kansas State University Lincoln University Louisiana State University Luna Vocational Technical Institute Massachusetts Institute of Technology Morgan State University Morris College New Mexico State University North Carolina State University North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina Central University Ohio State University Oregon State University Pennsylvania State University Prairie View A&M University Purdue University Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center South Carolina State University Tennessee State University Texas A&M University University of Alaska-Anchorage University of Arizona University of California-Berkeley University of Cincinnati University of Florida University of Illinois University of Maryland University of Massachusetts-Lowell University of Michigan University of Missouri-Columbia University of Missouri-Rolla University of New Mexico University of Tennessee University of Texas University of Utah University of Virginia University of Wisconsin Virginia State University Washington State University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University of Louisiana States With Participating Colleges and Universities University Reactor Fuel Assistance and Support

  12. Infrastructure Support • Maintain and manage the Advanced Test Reactor • Maintain and manage other operating research facilities at several labs (including building maintenance, safety upgrades, etc.) • Operate program to treat DOE’s sodium-bonded spent nuclear fuel and conduct related research • Maintain the FFTF in an environmentally compliant stand-by condition pending outcome of a 60-day review of an expression of commercial interest in the facility • Maintain shutdown facilities in a safe condition

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