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The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University will receive $5.9 million in nuclear energy research funding from the U.S. Department of Energy.
“Energy researchers at N.C. State work hard to find more efficient and effective ways to generate and deliver energy to millions of people across the country,” Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega, dean of the College of Engineering at NC State, said in a statement.
The new research awards include funding related to nuclear power plant design, thermal neutron scattering and developing new algorithms for reactor physics calculations.
N.C. State will serve as the lead research institution on the seven projects, while other universities and national laboratories will serve as collaborators and research partners. Contracts for the projects are expected to be awarded by Sept. 30.
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