UNLV Among Select Group Researching Nuclear Energy
A small UNLV program just got tasked with a big job: improving technologies that could help bolster the country's nuclear power portfolio.
Researchers in the university's radiochemistry program and the Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies were awarded more than $2.1 million to lead four new research projects. The effort is part of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy University Program. UNLV is one of 31 institutions asked to conduct research addressing the global climate and energy crisis and ways to move the nation toward better use of nuclear technology.
The funding will support studies related to two of the DOE's major initiatives — the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative and the Next Generation Nuclear Plant.
