The UNLV Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering has been selected for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission for a project aimed at making nuclear power plant analysis faster and less expensive, potentially accelerating the deployment of nuclear energy.
Led by WooHyun Jung, professor of mechanical engineering at UNLV, the $750,000, nine-month project is one of 278 selected nationwide for the initiative and was chosen for the “Delivering Nuclear Energy that is Faster, Safer, Cheaper” challenge.
The Genesis Mission is a historic national initiative designed to double America’s scientific productivity by accelerating breakthroughs in energy, discovery science, and national security.
The projects “represent the very best of our nation’s scientific enterprise,” U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said in a press release.
