Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control Monitoring, Detection, and Verification: A National Security Priority: Interim Report (2021)

Chapter: Appendix K: Summary of Currently Funded NNSA/DNN R&D University Consortia

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix K: Summary of Currently Funded NNSA/DNN R&D University Consortia." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control Monitoring, Detection, and Verification: A National Security Priority: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26088.

Appendix K

Summary of Currently Funded NNSA/DNN R&D University Consortia

TABLE K-1 Summary of Currently Funded NNSA/DNN R&D University Consortia

Consortia Dates Universities and Partner Labs (bold = lead university) Focus Areas
Nuclear Science and Security Consortium II (NSSC II)
Non-mission-focused consortium
2016–2021 UC Berkeley, Michigan State, UC Davis, George Washington, Texas A&M, UT Knoxville, UNLV LBNL, LLNL, LANL, ORNL, SNL Nuclear and Particle Physics
Radiochemistry and Forensics
Nuclear Engineering
Radiation Detection
Consortium for Monitoring, Technology & Verification (MTV)
Mission-focused consortium
2019–2024 U Michigan, MIT, Princeton, Columbia, U Hawaii, U Wisconsin, U Florida, Penn State, Virginia Polytechnic, UT Knoxville, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, U New Mexico, UC Berkeley
ANL, BNL, PPPL, ORNL, SRNL, Y-12, LANL, SNL, NNNS, LBNL, LLNL, INL, PNNL
Fundamentals of Nuclear and Particle Physics
Signals and Source Terms for Nuclear Nonproliferation
Nuclear Explosion Monitoring 
Suggested Citation: "Appendix K: Summary of Currently Funded NNSA/DNN R&D University Consortia." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control Monitoring, Detection, and Verification: A National Security Priority: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26088.
Consortia Dates Universities and Partner Labs (bold = lead university) Focus Areas
Consortium for Enabling Technologies & Innovation (ETI)
Mission-focused consortium
2019–2024 Georgia Tech, U Wisconsin, Ohio State, U Michigan, MIT, U North Carolina, Duke, Texas A&M, University of Texas, Austin, Colorado School of Mines, Washington State
BNL, PPPL, SRNL, ORNL, ANL, LANL, SNL, NNSS, INL, LLNL, LBNL
Computer & Engineering Sciences for Nonproliferation
Advanced Manufacturing for Nonproliferation
Novel Instrumentation for Nuclear Fuel Cycle Monitoring

NOTE: MTV and ETI are mission-focused consortia that have been directed by DNN R&D to address specific focus areas that are aligned with the DNN R&D mission space. NSSC II (currently being re-competed) is a non-mission-focused consortium with a broad focus on nuclear science and engineering and a primary goal to provide a pipeline of students to the national laboratories.

Suggested Citation: "Appendix K: Summary of Currently Funded NNSA/DNN R&D University Consortia." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control Monitoring, Detection, and Verification: A National Security Priority: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26088.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix K: Summary of Currently Funded NNSA/DNN R&D University Consortia." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control Monitoring, Detection, and Verification: A National Security Priority: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26088.
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