CX-270254: Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) Research Collaboration Building

Work at Idaho National Laboratory's (INL's) Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) involves research and technology development, with results disseminated openly and shared with the scientific community or made available to private industry. The quality of such work depends on open dialogue and exchange of information. In this capacity, MFC hosts many foreign visitors and assignees with whom active information exchange is encouraged. Other work includes training programs as well as Department of Homeland Security research and development (R&D). Other research involves commercial interests. Facilities housing major capabilities at MFC have been maintained and renovated over the years to enable R&D for various initiatives, but MFC faces significant challenges from normal aging of buildings and infrastructure. There is a substantial need for upgraded facilities. To address the need for accessible space at MFC for nuclear energy research and support personnel, critical small-scale mock-up equipment, instrumentation development work, data visualization and analysis, and computer workstations for analysis of post irradiation examination work, the proposed action would design and construct a Research Collaboration Building (RCB) at MFC.