Nuclear Chemical and Isotopic Science and Technology

Project Highlights

 
FY2021

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Project Title Project Code Project Type Project Status
Proliferation of Interstellar Plutonium into the Solar System 19-LW-033 Lab-Wide Final
Redefining the Geologic Timescale of the Solar System by Accurately Determining the Half-Life of Samarium-146 with Magnetic Microcalorimeters 20-LW-024 Lab-Wide Continuing
Reverse-Engineering the Neutron-Nucleus Interaction 21-ERD-006 Exploratory Research Continuing
The Incredible Shrinking Proton 21-LW-034 Lab-Wide Continuing
The Next Breakthroughs in Neutrino Physics 18-ERD-028 Exploratory Research Final
The Nuclear Science of Asteroid 16 Psyche 20-ERD-039 Exploratory Research Continuing
Two Nucleon Interactions and Their Effect on the Visible Universe and the Dark Universe 20-LW-001 Lab-Wide Final
Ultrahigh-Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy Using Cyclotron Radiation Emission 20-LW-056 Lab-Wide Final
Understanding Angular Momentum in Nuclear Fission 20-LW-045 Lab-Wide Continuing
Using Isotope Probing of Microbe-to-Microbe Interactions to Determine the Fate of Carbon and Impacts on Climate Change 19-LW-044 Lab-Wide Final
Using Moderately Volatile Elements to Understand the Origin of the Earth-Moon System 19-LW-027 Lab-Wide Final
Utilizing Radioactive Isotopes Harvested at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams for Neutron-Reaction Measurements 20-FS-024 Feasibility Study Final