b'2019 | ANNUAL REPORTJohn Jackson at the Irradiation Assisted Stress Corrosion Cracking hot cell at Idaho National Laboratory. This heavily-shielded test rig is capable of performing crack growth measurements on full-size specimens under the same conditions as the current fleet of light water reactors.Workshop participants mentionedand even fosters, commercializationThe first company that received an the DOE laboratories with hundredsresulting from participants research.NSUF access only award was GE of millions of dollars of uniqueThe goal is to allow industry to pursueHitachi Nuclear Energy in 2016 for infrastructure and expertise that thethe projects it needs to help moveresearch on irradiation testing of nuclear industry could not logisticallynuclear energy in the U.S. forward.innovative additively manufactured or financially replicate. With accessThats how it can impact the entirematerials. In the following year, 10 to things like specialized hot cells,nuclear energy portfolio, Jackson said.industry projects received awards for test reactors, and the modeling andGAIN is ambitious in that it attemptsaccess to labs, and then another four simulation capabilities that labs liketo take on the whole problem andreceived awards in 2018. The numbers INL possess, the companies couldallow the best technologies to survive,show a high level of engagement from conduct research that could lead tobut its not so rigid in formation andindustry, Ogden said.advancements in nuclear energy.purpose, he said. It has adaptabilityWhen we start working with Those workshops were one of thefor an evolving industry. industry, things start moving ahead, catalysts that led to the start of theNSUF is a key partner with theOgden said. Its a pretty important GAIN initiative. GAIN is different fromGAIN initiative. Through the DOEsthing to help change the flavor of previous programs, which focused onConsolidated Innovative Nuclearnuclear energy in the country. We have specific problems the nuclear energyResearch (CINR) Funding Oppor- been stuck in the 1970s for a long industry faced, Jackson said. The GAINtunity Announcement (FOA), NSUFtime. We havent moved forward. Its initiative did not put restrictions orprovides industry with the oppor- really time for new technology to limitations on the type of nucleartunity to access unique materialscome into play.technologies and supporting researchscience capabilities to study irradiated companies could explore through thefuels and materials at INL and 19 initiative. GAIN empowers companiesother partner facilities at no cost to to focus on the innovation that willthe researcher. help the industry. The program allows, 27'