INL 50 STATES IMPACT 2018 | 65 Laboratory-directed Research and Development • • Virginia Commonwealth University • • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (2) Nuclear Energy University Program • • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Nuclear Science User Facilities • • Aeroprobe Competitive Awards 31% 38% 31% BACHELOR’S MASTER’S DOCTORATE • • GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy • • JointResearchandDevelopment,Inc. • • Virginia Commonwealth University (3) • • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (6) • • MPR Associates (5) • • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (4) Other Integrated Biorefinery Optimization with Old Dominion University andVirginia Commonwealth University BioenergyTechnologies Office with Old Dominion University andVirginia Commonwealth University (Analytical ModelingofBiomassTransportand FeedingSystems) 32 HighPerformanceComputingUsers Publications INLresearchersworkedwithXianmingBaifromVirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversityonanLDRDdevelopinganddemonstratinganew radiationsimulationcapabilityintheMultiphysicsObjectOrientedSimulationEnvironment,morecommonlyknownasMOOSE.Thisprojectdevelopeda coupledsimulationcapabilityforradiationdamage,acriticalconsiderationwhenevaluatingnuclearmaterials.Thisprojectproducedanewmodel,with first-of-a-kindcouplingofphysics-basedradiationsourcesandalgorithmsfortheanalysisofmicrostructuresunderirradiation. Collegiate DEGREES