![Researchers Want to Reproduce Nuclear Reactor Damage in the Lab In the Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory at the University of Michigan, researchers will test whether ion beams can replicate the damage nuclear reactor components sustain over decades of use. (Credit: Joseph Xu)](https://m5.paperblog.com/i/66/665056/researchers-want-to-reproduce-nuclear-reactor-L-Gg_NoK.jpeg)
A new $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will enable University of Michigan engineering researchers to advance the understanding of how radiation damages nuclear reactor components by reproducing nuclear reactor damage under controlled conditions. Read more »