Funding decision
By competition year:
The fiscal year in which NSERC received the applications.
| Year | Researcher | Project Title | Institution | Partner(s) | Area(s) of Application | Funding Amount | Type of Call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Zou, Yu | Hybrid Manufacturing and Experimental Validation of Metallic Components for Small Modular Reactors | University of Toronto | Nuclear energy; Materials performance | $800,000 | NRCan - SMR | |
| 2023 | Grosvenor, Andrew | The development of glass-ceramic composite materials for the sequestration of intermediate level waste generated by SMRs | University of Saskatchewan | Nuclear energy; Waste, waste management and recycling | $60,000 | NRCan - SMR | |
| 2023 | Abdolvand, Hamidreza | Understanding the micromechanics of surrogate TRISO fuels: modeling and experimentation | Western University | Nuclear energy; Materials performance | $719,500 | NRCan - SMR | |
| 2023 | Larivière, Dominic | Distant sensing of alpha- and beta-emitters in nuclear waste management operations through nanotechnologies and artificial intelligence (DABNAI) | Université Laval | Nuclear energy; Waste, waste management and recycling | $389,216 | NRCan - SMR | |
| 2023 | Béland, Laurent Karim | Accelerated qualification of nuclear materials: a joint experimental and computational approach | Queen's University | Nuclear energy; Materials performance | $800,000 | NRCan - SMR | |
| 2023 | Szpunar, Jerzy | Uranium-Based Fuels in Operational Conditions of Canadian Small Nuclear Reactors | University of Saskatchewan | Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use); Environment | $599,707 | NRCan - SMR | |
| 2023 | Situm, Arthur | The development of small modular reactor waste strategies for Saskatchewan | University of Regina | Waste, waste management and recycling; Nuclear energy | $880,000 | NRCan - SMR | |
| 2023 | Gateman, Samantha | Addressing long-term containment of Small modular reactor fuel waste using a chemical and materials science approach | Western University | Materials performance; Nuclear energy | $864,000 | NRCan - SMR | |
| 2023 | Li, Dongyang | Development of advanced high-entropy alloys for small modular reactors | University of Alberta | Materials performance; Nuclear energy | $580,000 | NRCan - SMR | |
| 2023 | Mehran, Babak | A Risk-based Decision Support Tool for Transportation of SMRs and Related Radioactive Materials | University of Manitoba | Transportation systems and services; Environment | $307,000 | NRCan - SMR | |
| 2023 | Hébert, Alain | Small modular reactors: Characterization of fuel and multi-year simulation of operation | École Polytechnique de Montréal | Nuclear energy; Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use) | $200,000 | NRCan - SMR | |
| 2023 | Gerlich, Adrian | Welding Technologies for the SMR Supply Chain | University of Waterloo | Fabricated metal products; Manufacturing processes and products | $320,693 | NRCan - SMR | |
| 2023 | Kish, Joseph | Developing Laser Decontamination Technologies for the Minimization of SMR Metallic Wastes | McMaster University | Nuclear energy | $1,000,000 | NRCan - SMR | |
| 2023 | Novog, David | 3-Dimensional analysis and inspection methodologies for SMR component reliability | McMaster University | Nuclear energy | $799,300 | NRCan - SMR | |
| 2023 | Atkinson, Kirk | Development of a gamma ray imaging system for through-life burn up, composition and integrity assessment of small modular reactor fuels and materials | Ontario Tech University | Nuclear energy | $358,600 | NRCan - SMR |