Welcome

Welcome

Learn more about nuclear energy research

Read More
Annual Program Review

Annual Program Review

Learn more about NSUF accomplishments

Read More
Research awards

Research awards

NSUF awards 27 Rapid Turnaround Experiments

Read More

Resources for researchers

No other user facility in the United States offers the wide variety of reactors, hot cells, beamlines and analysis instrumentation that are available through NSUF.

Post-Irradiation Examination

Users can be awarded access to a broad range of PIE facilities.

Reactors

NSUF offers four reactor facilities to users whose proposals are awarded access.

Beamline

A wide variety of beamline facilities are available for experiments and analysis.

Nuclear Fuels & Materials Library

Proposals may be submitted for these samples, which were irradiated in ATR and EBR II.

PUBLICATIONS

Search the database of NSUF publications and presentations since its inception.

Infrastructure Database

Search nuclear energy R&D infrastructure at national labs, universities and industry.

Computing Resources

Providing researchers with advanced modeling and simulation capabilities to support a wide range of activities in harsh environments.

Meet our team

The NSUF headquarters is located at the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Rory Kennedy

Director

Dan Ogden

Deputy Director

Jeff Benson

Program Administrator

Brenden Heidrich

Capabilities Coordinator

John Jackson

Industry Program Lead
147

Awarded Experiments

72

Journal Publications

27

Institutions

12

Partner Facilities

This is the Work We Do

NSUF research supports Department of Energy-Office of Nuclear Energy missions. Most of the research looks at either understanding the mechanisms of radiation on materials and fuels to address the challenges of the aging current fleet of reactors or looks at materials and fuels for the next generation.

NSUF partner facilities

The NSUF and its partner facilities create a nationwide infrastructure that greatly expands the types of research available. This model utilizes a distributed partnership with each facility bringing exceptional capabilities to the relationship, including: reactors, beamlines, instruments, hot cells, and most importantly, expert mentors.