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DOE OSTI2016

Research and Development Capabilities available through the Nuclear Science User Facilities

The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF), established in 2007 as the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) National Scientific User Facility is chartered to provide cost-free access to unique and important research and development capabilities and infrastructure to nuclear energy-focused researchers. Originally, the NSUF was formed to utilize excess capacity in the ATR and the Hot Fuels Examination Facility (HFEF) hot cells. In the eight years since its inception, the NSUF has expanded to include most of the capabilities at the Idaho National Laboratory as well as twelve external 'partner' facilities. The inclusion of the partner facilities makes the NSUF the first distributed user facility, a 'laboratory without walls.' Users can apply for access to any of the NSUF INL or partner facilities using the same process, either through the annual Office of Nuclear Energy Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research funding announcement or the NSUF Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) opportunities, offered three times each year. In support of the capability access mission, the NSUF also offers access to additional resources. In order to help researchers connect with the appropriate capabilities, the NSUF has developed a comprehensive searchable database of nuclear energy R and D infrastructure in the US and worldwide. Additionally, the NSUF hosts a Fuels and Materials Sample Library (FMSL) that includes an ever-expanding set of previously irradiated materials, supporting un-irradiated archive material and fabrication and irradiation data for the materials. The capabilities of the NSUF partner facilities, the NEID, the fuels and materials sample library and the access application information is all available at the NSUF web site: ATRNSUF.INL.gov. (author)

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DOE OSTI2016

The Role of the Nuclear Science User Facilities in Nuclear Energy Research and Development

The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF), established in 2007 as the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) National Scientific User Facility is chartered to provide cost-free access to unique and important research and development capabilities and infrastructure to nuclear energy-focused researchers. Originally, the NSUF was formed to utilize excess capacity in the ATR and the Hot Fuels Examination Facility (HFEF) hot cells. In the eight years since its inception, the NSUF has expanded to include most of the capabilities at the Idaho National Laboratory as well as twelve external 'partner' facilities. The inclusion of the partner facilities makes the NSUF the first distributed user facility, a 'laboratory without walls.' Users can apply for access to any of the NSUF INL or partner facilities using the same process, either through the annual Office of Nuclear Energy Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research funding announcement or the NSUF Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) opportunities, offered three times each year. In support of the capability access mission, the NSUF also offers access to additional resources. In order to help researchers connect with the appropriate capabilities, the NSUF has developed a comprehensive searchable database of nuclear energy R and D infrastructure in the US and worldwide. Additionally, the NSUF hosts a Fuels and Materials Sample Library (FMSL) that includes an ever-expanding set of previously irradiated materials, supporting un-irradiated archive material and fabrication and irradiation data for the materials. The capabilities of the NSUF partner facilities, the NEID, the fuels and materials sample library and the access application information is all available at the NSUF web site: ATRNSUF.INL.gov. (author)

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DOE OSTI2024

Role of Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) in Nuclear Energy Materials Research

The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) is one of a diverse number of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) user facilities established to provide researchers with the most advanced tools of modern science. The NSUF is unique and represents a consortium of capabilities distributed across the U.S. at twenty-one institutions. The NSUF is centered at and managed from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), where it was originally founded, but it coordinates activities at twenty “partner” institutions that include universities, the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES), national laboratories, and a nuclear industry vendor. These institutions have capabilities that include neutron, ion, and gamma irradiation, hot cells, advanced materials characterization equipment, and high-performance computing resources. Many of these capabilities were beyond reach for most researchers before NSUF. The NSUF provides researchers to access these capabilities at no cost to nuclear energy researchers to produce the highest quality research results to increase understanding of advanced nuclear energy technologies important to DOE-NE and support national priorities by adapting to the needs of DOE-NE programs, industry, and new innovative concepts for sustainable nuclear future.

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DOE OSTI2017

Neutron and Ion Irradiation Studies on Advanced Steels Using the Nuclear Science User Facilities

For nuclear reactor structural materials, irradiation is capable of inducing a series of microstructural modifications, such as dislocation loops/network, selective elemental segregation and precipitation, voids and helium bubbles, leading to the degradation in structural materials' performance through irradiation hardening and embrittlement, swelling, irradiation creep, etc. Since radiation poses challenges for structural applications in nuclear reactors in multiple aspects and the underlying mechanisms are often interconnected, radiation effect studies need well-designed test matrix and proper characterization techniques. The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) offer extensive capabilities for studying radiation effects in nuclear fuels and structural materials. This research covers both neutron and ion irradiation studies carried out using a variety of instruments through the NSUF. The neutron irradiation ferritic ODS steel MA957 was accomplished utilizing the neutron irradiation capability of the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) and the post-irradiation examination (PIE) capabilities of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES). The neutron-irradiated specimens were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atom probe tomography (APT). The in situ TEM ion irradiation study on austenitic stainless steel (SS) 316H was completed using the IVEM-Tandem facility at Argonne National Laboratory.

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DOE OSTI2017

Nuclear Science User Facilities FY 2017 Annual Report

The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) Annual Report describes NSUF program activities and developments for FY 2017. The NSUF Annual Report covers the period beginning October 1, 2016, through September 30, 2017.

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DOE OSTI2015

Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) Monthly Report March 2015

Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) Formerly: Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility (ATR NSUF) Monthly Report February 2015 Highlights; Jim Cole attended the OECD NEA Expert Group on Innovative Structural Materials meeting in Paris, France; Jim Lane and Doug Copsey of Writers Ink visited PNNL to prepare an article for the NSUF annual report; Brenden Heidrich briefed the Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee-Facilities Subcommittee on the Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Database project and provided them with custom reports for their upcoming visits to Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and University of California-Berkeley Principal Investigator Mehdi Balooch visited PNNL to observe measurements and help finalize plans for completing the desired suite of analyses. His visit was coordinated to coincide with the visit of Jim Lane and Doug Copsey.

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DOE OSTI2017

Nuclear Science User Facility: Overview of Neutron Irradiation Activities

The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF), established in 2007 as the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) National Scientific User Facility is chartered to provide cost-free access to unique and important research and development capabilities and infrastructure to nuclear energy-focused researchers. Users can apply for access to any of the NSUF INL or partner facilities using the same process, either through the annual Office of Nuclear Energy Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research funding announcement or the NSUF Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) opportunities, offered three times each year. The NSUF has several research and test reactors available as well as ion beamlines and x-ray light sources for experimental use in support of the R&D objectives of the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy. This presentation reviews the current capabilities, needs, awarded irradiation experiments and potential use in FY 2018.

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DOE OSTI2018

Nuclear Science User Facility: Neutron Irradiation Challenges and Opportunities

The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF), established in 2007 as the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) National Scientific User Facility is chartered to provide cost-free access to unique and important research and development capabilities and infrastructure to nuclear energy-focused researchers. Users can apply for access to any of the NSUF INL or partner facilities using the same process, either through the annual Office of Nuclear Energy Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research funding announcement or the NSUF Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) opportunities, offered three times each year. The NSUF has several research and test reactors available as well as ion beamlines and x-ray light sources for experimental use in support of the R&D objectives of the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy. This presentation reviews the current capabilities, needs, awarded irradiation experiments for FY2018.

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DOE OSTI2021

Nuclear Science User Facilities FY 2020 Program Performance Summary

The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) first gathered and reported metric data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. The goal of the FY 2014 NSUF Metric Report was to establish metric measures and to provide baseline data to evaluate future performance of the NSUF. Each metric goal and objective was established through NSUF discussions with Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho Operations Office and Office of Nuclear Energy staff. This report provides the data, analysis, and conclusions for the FY 2020 metrics.

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DOE OSTI2020

Nuclear Science User Facilities FY 2019 Program Performance Summary

The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) first gathered and reported metric data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. The goal of the FY 2014 NSUF Metric Report was to establish metric measures and to provide baseline data to evaluate future performance of the NSUF. Each metric goal and objective were established through NSUF discussions with Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho Operations Office and Office of Nuclear Energy staff. This report provides the data, analysis, and conclusions for the FY 2019 metrics.

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DOE OSTI2017

2017 Year End Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) Post-Irradiation Examination Summary Report

The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) are part of a growing number of Department of Energy (DOE) user facilities in the U.S., and is the only national designated nuclear energy user facility. Through a peer-reviewed proposal process, NSUF provides external research teams cost-free access to reactor, post-irradiation examination (PIE) and beamline capabilities at INL and a diverse mix of affiliated partner institutions at universities, national laboratories and industry facilities located across the country. In Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17), the NSUF sponsored planning, management and execution of PIE activities at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES), and other NSUF partner facilities. The individual projects associated with these PIE activities are a result from DOE awards under the following mechanisms: Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research (CINR) awards that include full sample irradiation and PIE, PIE only (using samples from the NSUF Fuel and Materials Library) awards, or Rapid Turn-Around Experiments (RTE). An accounting of FY17 activities for each project is provided in this report.

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DOE OSTI2017

Nuclear Science User Facilities Irradiation Capabilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) within the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy offer researchers the opportunity to access world-class nuclear facilities at no cost to the user. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) offers users access to the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) in addition to a wide variety of post-irradiation examination facilities. The ORNL irradiation engineering team has compiled a large number of successful designs for irradiating nuclear fuel and material specimens. NSUF users can leverage these existing designs to significantly reduce the time, cost, and risk of failure when designing new irradiation experiments. This work summarizes some of the irradiation experiment designs and capabilities that have been developed at ORNL in the hope that this information will help improve future NSUF proposals and inspire new ideas for irradiations that can be performed in the HFIR.

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DOE OSTI2017

Post Irradiation Examination of Fast Neutron Irradiated 14YWT Tubes at Nuclear Science User Facilities

Cladding materials for next generation nuclear reactors require resistance to high doses of fast neutron flux. Work through the Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Technology Research and Development (NTR and D) Program's Advanced Fuel Campaign has identified 14YWT, a nano-ferritic oxide dispersion strengthened alloy as a promising alloy and has made a 50 kg batch of material, FCRD-NFA1, with nominal composition Fe-14Cr-3W0.4Ti-0.2Y in weight percentage. Plates were extruded from milled powder at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and then electro-discharge machined (EDM) into two sizes of tubes at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The OD of the tubes were polished to remove the EDM recast layer. Twenty-four of these tubes were placed into the BOR60 reactor, a sodium fast reactor, at the RIAR lab in Dimitrovgrad Russia. Irradiation conditions depended on exact location within the reactor, but the two samples in this study (L108 and L202) were irradiated to 7 dpa at 360-370 deg. C (Sample L108), and 6 dpa at 385-430 deg. C (L202). More detailed temperature models are pending for sample L202. Post irradiation examination took place at both LANL and the University of California, Berkeley (UCB). Facilities used at LANL (CMR Wing 9 Hot Cells, Electron Microscopy Lab (EML)) are part of a pending NSUF partner facility application, while the work at UCB was completed under a Nuclear Science User Facility, Rapid Turnaround Experiment Proposal (NSUF-RTE)

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DOE OSTI2024

Advanced Characterization Capabilities for Nuclear Materials via Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF)

Advanced post-irradiation examination (PIE) techniques are required to design new or improved nuclear materials, characterize, and understand in-core behavior of fuel and materials, and support the qualification of new reactor materials. The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) is the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy's only designated nuclear science user facility. NSUF provides researchers access to PIE capabilities at Idaho National Laboratory and at a diverse mix of university, national laboratory and industrial partner institutions. The PIE capabilities include novel destructive and non-destructive techniques for radiation damage characterization, such as advanced diffraction techniques (X-ray, electron, or neutron) coupled to extreme environments; in-situ observation of microstructural evolution under irradiation; in-situ irradiation to monitor corrosive attack in coolant environments; in-situ irradiation and mechanical testing; and test methods for synergistic effects of superimposed extreme environments (temperature, irradiation, stress, corrosion) on materials behaviors. This talk will provide an overview of NSUF PIE capabilities.

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DOE OSTI2016

Overview of the US Nuclear Science User Facilities

Specialized and often unique and expensive instrumentation, adapted for use on radioactive materials, is essential to conduct research in the area of nuclear energy. Much of this equipment is located in facilities dedicated for such work that have been built and maintained over many decades. The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) was established in 2007 under the US Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) in order to bring these capabilities together with those innovative ideas from researchers at universities, national laboratories, small business, and industry that might not have regular access to reactors, hot cells, transportation casks, radiologically qualified instrumentation, and associated expertise. Early descriptions of the originally named Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility have been given. Through a competitively reviewed proposal process, the NSUF offers access to these capabilities and expertise at no cost to the user to promote research that will address the mission of DOE-NE. As a national organization comprised of a number of partner facilities across the US and located at National Laboratory, university, and industry sites, the NSUF supports materials science studies directed at irradiation effects in nuclear fuels and materials as well as in-pile and post irradiation examination (PIE) instrumentation development. The NSUF has created a Nuclear Fuels and Materials Library (NFML) of previously irradiated materials that users may access for their studies. Expanding the library for future applications of advanced technologies and novel concepts is an important objective of the NSUF. The NSUF has established and maintains the Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Database (NEID) as a tool for both DOE-NE and the nuclear energy research community. The extensive catalogue of capabilities is intended to aid DOE-NE, NSUF, and researchers more effectively and efficiently utilize the available capabilities. (authors)

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