NSERC Funding decisions

Funding decision

ARCHIVED – NSERC-NRCan partnership to fund research on small modular reactors

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
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