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The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is looking for potential volunteers from academia who are willing to serve as technical reviewers to evaluate the FY25 research grant proposals. The NRC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), Research and Development Grant, Fiscal Year 2025 was posted to Grants.gov on 29 November, with a close date of 31 January. Reviewers will have approximately 2–3 weeks to review proposals (3–21 March) and then another 1–2 weeks to participate in a review panel teleconference (estimated 24 March–4 April). We estimate 8–10 proposals to be assigned to each review panel.

Subject areas include:

• Advanced Materials and Manufacturing for Nuclear Applications
• Aging/Degradation of Nuclear Plant Systems, Structures, and Components
• Digital Engineering/Analytics and Controls for Nuclear Applications
• Risk Analysis, Probabilistic Risk Assessment, and External Hazards for Nuclear Applications
• Fuels Analysis
• Source Term and Radiation Protection Analysis
• Advanced Technology Approaches (e.g., Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning)
• Thermal Hydraulics and Neutronics Analysis
• Cybersecurity Associated With Digital Instrumentation and Controls, Remote Monitoring/Control, Wireless Communications at High-Consequence Facilities
• Application of Innovative and Advanced Technologies for Space Nuclear Launches
• Activities in the areas of neutronics, thermal hydraulics, and several accident analyses, which will help validate the NRC's scientific computer codes
• Fire, External Hazard, and Human Factors

If interested, contact Sr. Grants Administrative Specialist Sarah Shaffer by 20 January.