Funding decision
| Year | Researcher | Project Title | Institution | Partner(s) | Area(s) of Application | Funding Amount | Type of Call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hammad, Issam | Adapting and Regulating Emerging Technologies for Cybersecurity Solutions in Remotely Operated Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) | Dalhousie University | Nuclear energy; Computer software | $180,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Daymond, Mark | Radiation Damage and Effect of Temperature, from Gen 3 to SMR Relevant Temperatures | Queen's University | Nuclear energy; Materials sciences | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Persaud, Suraj | Corrosion and Environmental Degradation of Materials in High Temperature Small Modular Reactor Environments | Queen's University | Materials performance; Nuclear energy | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Lien, Fue-Sang | Development of a multiscale multiphysics simulation toolset with uncertainty for nuclear safety assessment, design, and licensing of SMRs | University of Waterloo | Engineering; Nuclear energy | $250,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Maghoul, Pooneh | Geotechnical and Structural Paradigms for the Design, Implementation, and Operation of Small Modular Reactors in Canada's North | École Polytechnique de Montréal | Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Larivière, Dominic | Development of new autonomous analytical tools to track the environmental impact of SMR in remote regions | Université Laval | Environmental impact of economic activities (including agriculture); Nuclear energy | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Hassan, Marwan | Fretting Wear Damage of tubular bundles in the presence of flow-induced vibrations at elevated temperatures | University of Guelph | Nuclear energy; Materials performance | $215,504 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Hébert, Alain | Investigation of nuclear material accountancy produced by small modular reactors | École Polytechnique de Montréal | Nuclear energy; Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use) | $344,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Zou, Yu | Mechanical and corrosion studies of nuclear materials at elevated temperatures and in molten salts | University of Toronto | Nuclear energy; Materials performance | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Sasmito, Agus | Renewable artificial ground freezing for geotechnical support of small and modular reactors (SMR) sites in the north | McGill University | Northern development; Nuclear energy | $345,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Harvel, Glenn | Balancing Digital Technologies and Cyber risks for Small Modular Reactors in Remote Environments | Ontario Tech University | Nuclear energy; Information systems and technology | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Guo, Pei Jun | Managing multi-hazard risks hindering smr deployment in the Canadian North | McMaster University | Structural engineering; Nuclear energy | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Jay-Gerin, Jean-Paul | Mechanistic modeling of water radiolysis in supercritical water-cooled small modular reactors. | Université de Sherbrooke | Nuclear energy; Water | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Abdolvand, Hamidreza | Microstructure-informed modeling and experimentation of nuclear materials: coupled temperature and irradiation effects | Western University | Nuclear energy; Materials performance | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Palazhchenko, Olga | Chemistry Control During Long-Term Storage of SMR Used Fuel | University of New Brunswick | Nuclear energy; Materials sciences | $304,125 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Mothersill, Carmel | Towards the development of approaches to protection of the environment around SMRs | McMaster University | Environmental impact of economic activities (including agriculture); Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use) | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Kwon, Hyock Ju | Development of Materials Surveillance Technology for Small Modular Reactors | University of Waterloo | Nuclear energy; Mechanical machinery, heavy equipment (including farm, forestry, and construction equipment) | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Kwon, Oh-Sung | Seismic demand assessment for SMRs considering local geotechnical characteristics and permafrost through large-scale computing and hybrid simulations | University of Toronto | Nuclear energy; Structural engineering | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Jiang, Jin | Safety and operational issues in off-grid SMRs in remote locations and their potential solutions | Western University | Nuclear energy; Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware) | $359,500 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Tetsassi Feugmo, Conrard Giresse | Multi-scale modelling of Refractory High-Entropy Alloys materials for Small Modular Reactors | University of Waterloo | Materials sciences; Nuclear energy | $356,949 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Noel, James | Safe-to-fail: Accident-tolerant fuel cladding | Western University | Nuclear energy; Materials performance | $359,596 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Buijs, Adriaan | Development of Tools for Analysis of Power Excursion Events of TRISO-Fuelled SMRs | McMaster University | Electrical energy | $190,850 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Gaber, Hossam | Study of New Designs of Digital Control Room for SMR Deployments with Human Performance Considerations | Ontario Tech University | Nuclear energy; Engineering | $343,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Samuel, Siby | Addressing Human Factors Challenges for Control Room Operators in Small Modular Reactors | University of Waterloo | Nuclear energy | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Gokaraju, Ramakrishna | Reliable and Secure Data-Sharing Architecture, Situational Awareness and Electrical-failure Modelling for SMRs | University of Saskatchewan | Nuclear energy; Electrical energy | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Tokuhiro, Akira | Establishing an open, systems level technical basis in determining the SMR emergency planning zone (EPZ) | Ontario Tech University | Nuclear energy | $235,400 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Hisseine, Ousmane Ahmat | Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Containments for Safer Small Modular Reactors | McMaster University | Structural engineering; Materials performance | $141,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Fall, Mamadou | Impact of geotechnical conditions associated with problematic soils on the structural integrity of SMRs in Canada. | University of Ottawa | Engineering; Environment | $360,000 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors | |
| 2022 | Jamieson, Gregory | Human Performance in Small Modular Reactors | University of Toronto | Nuclear energy | $359,100 | CNSC - Small Modular Reactors |