Grants and Contracts
Awarded (Total projected funding – $3,454,904):
1. Co-PI, “Development of an Experiment Vehicle for In Situ Process Monitoring and Ex Situ chemical Analysis of irradiated Molten Salt,” VTR Project, October 2018 – October 2021, subcontract distribution from University of Utah is now $427,975 (total award: $1,283,000).
2. Co-PI, "Novel Molten Salt Electrode and Insulating Material Development and Testing" U.S. DOE-SBIR, January 2021 - October 2021, subcontract distribution from MuSTAR, Inc. for $60,000 (total award: $200,000).
1. Lead-PI, “X-ray Diffraction System to Enhance VCU Nuclear Materials Research and Education,” U.S. DOE – Scientific Infrastructure Award, August 2018 – August 2019 (total award: $154,065).
2. Lead-PI, “Fundamental Data toward Silver-Silver Chloride Reference Electrodes,” Idaho National Laboratory, December 2017 – December 2019 (total award: $140,000).
3. Lead-PI, “Fundamental Study of Uranium Morphology in LiCl-KCl Eutectic,” Idaho National Laboratory, December 2017 – December 2019 (total award: $160,000)
4. Co-PI, “Fundamental Electrochemical Properties of Liquid Metals in LiCl-KCl for Separation of Alkali/Alkaline-Earths (Cs, Sr and Ba),” Nuclear Energy University Program—U.S. Department of Energy, September 2015 – September 2018, subcontract distribution from the Pennsylvania State University for $240,000 (total award: $800,000).
5. Co-PI, “Development and Optimization of Voltammetric Methods for Real Time Analysis of Electrorefiner Salt with High Concentrations of Actinides and Fission,” Nuclear Energy University Program—U.S. Department of Energy, September 2014 – September 2017, subcontract distribution from University of Utah for $244,992 (Total award: $600,000).
6. Co-PI, “Safeguards in Pyroprocessing: An Integrated Model Development and Measurement Data Analysis,” Nuclear Energy University Program—U.S. Department of Energy, September 2013 – September 2016, subcontract distribution from the Ohio State University for $300,000 (Total award: $600,000).
7. Lead PI, “Measurement of Irradiated Pyroprocessing Samples via Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy,” Nuclear Energy University Program—U.S. Department of Energy, September 2012 – February 2016, $820,000.
8. Lead PI, “Study of Electrochemical Deposition of Actinides in Molten Cadmium,”—National Nuclear Security Administration through Idaho National Laboratory (NA-22), September 2012 – September 2013, $100,000.
9. PI from the US side, “Study of Chemical and Electrochemical removal of Contaminants from Electrorefiner Salt,” International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative through Idaho National Laboratory, April 2011 – September 2013, $459,844 (Total of the collaborative I-NERI project with Republic of Korea is $1,000,000. $540,156—Professor Il-Soon Hwang of Seoul National University (SNU) and Dr. Kwang-Rag Kim at Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)).
10. Lead PI, “Study of Electrorefiner Salt Waste Minimization and Corrosion Testing,” Idaho National Laboratory, December 2011 – September 2012, $76,364.
11. Lead PI, “Study of Kinetics of Fission Products” Idaho National Laboratory, October 2011 – September 2012, $52,266.
12. Lead PI, “Study of Zone Freezing,” 2009 Center for Advanced Energy Studies Laboratory Directed Research and Development, September 2011 – September 2012, $54,999.
13. Lead PI, “Study of Kinetics of Fission Product Ion Exchange into Zeolite-A—Part II: Oxygen Sparging,” Idaho National Laboratory, October 2010 – October 2011, $64,132.
14. Lead PI, “Optimization of Ceramic Waste Forms Used for Electrochemical Processing of Spent Nuclear Fuel—Zone Freezing,” 2009 Center for Advanced Energy Studies Laboratory Directed Research and Development, September 2010 – September 2011, $54,743. PHONGIKAROON, Supathorn Page 21
15. Lead PI, “Optimization of Ceramic Waste Forms Used for Electrochemical Processing of Spent Nuclear Fuel,” 2009 Center for Advanced Energy Studies Laboratory Directed Research and Development, September 2009 – September 2010, $46,709.
16. Lead PI, “Study of Kinetics of Fission Product Ion Exchange into Zeolite-A,” Idaho National Laboratory, October 2009 – October 2010, $53,162.
17. PI from the US side, “Development of a Computational Model for Pyrochemical Electrorefiners of Nuclear Waste Transmutation System,” International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative through Idaho National Laboratory, November 2007 – November 2010, $303,178 (Total of the collaborative I-NERI project with Republic of Korea is $600,000. $296,822—Professor Il-Soon Hwang at SNU and Dr. Kwang-Rag Kim at KAERI).
18. Lead PI, “Development of a Kinetics Model for Electrolytic Reduction of Oxide Fuel,” Idaho National Laboratory, April 2009 – November 2009, $48,675.
19. Lead PI, “Elucidation on Kinetics of Ion Exchange for Quaternary Systems,” Idaho National Laboratory, March 2009 – September 2009, $55,221.
20. PI, “Energy, Sustainability and Modeling,” Sustainable Idaho Greening the Curriculum Initiative—University of Idaho, May 2008 – May 2009, (Co-PIs: A Tokuhiro from UI and M Manic from UI), $3,000—used for educational course development only.
21. Lead PI, “Kinetics Study for Ion Exchange,” Idaho National Laboratory, March 2008 – September 2008, $75,100.
22. Lead PI, “Development of a Kinetics Model for Electrolytic Reduction of Oxide Fuel, International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative through Idaho National Laboratory, December 2007 – August 2008, $60,479.
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