NSTD Research Projects
The Nuclear Science & Technology Division (NSTD) actively seeks funding from a variety of sources to conduct student research. We have, and have had, multiple funding programs which support student & staff research across several University departments.
Deep Burn (DB)
Established in June 2005 under the TRP, the UNLV portion of Deep burn, Separation
and Repository Studies, are being performed by a collaborative comprising UNLV, SRNL,
and the University of Iowa. The UNLV team is evaluating treatment of TRISO fuel in a
fluidized bed as a reprocessing step. Repository behavior of fuels will also be performed.
Nevada Risk Assessment Management Project (NRAMP)
The Nevada Risk Assessment/Management Program (NRAMP) was part of a national effort by the
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop new sources of information and approaches to risk
assessment, risk management, risk communication and public outreach as these objectives relate to
the ecological and human health effects of radioactive and hazardous material management and site
remediation activities. The final report presents a synopsis of the NRAMP effort that occurred from
1995 to 2000.
Nevada Risk Assessment Management Project 2 (NRAMP2)
The Nevada Risk Assessment/Management Program (NRAMP) was part of a national
effort by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop new sources of information
and approaches to risk assessment, risk management, risk communication and public
outreach as these objectives relate to the ecological and human health effects of radioactive
and hazardous material management and site remediation activities.
Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative (NHI)
A program which evolved from the High Temperature Heat Exchanger (HTHX) program:
A research team led by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Research
Foundation is developing advanced high temperature heat exchangers (HTHX) for
hydrogen production and electrical energy conversion from advanced nuclear reactor
concepts. Collaborators include researchers from UNLV, General Atomics (GA),
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Transmutation Research Program (TRP)
Established in March 2001 as the then-named Advanced Accelerator Applications
University Participation Program, the TRP is a campus-wide research program, managed
by members of the NSTD, to perform scientific research into the transmutation of
radioactive waste in support of the national and international programs to develop
this new technology.