The CAER Research and Education Facility
This new facility will provide space for cutting edge research to be conducted locally. It is our vision that this facility attract the best and brightest researchers from industry and education sectors. The Center will provide convenient and effcient research facilities that foster an atmostphere of collaboration and innovation in nuclear energy and wireless technologies.
The two-story planned facility will provide more than 25,000 square feet of space, with roughly 70% dedicated to industry research, 20% dedicated to education and community outreach and 10% for administrative support. The Center is designed to achieve LEED certification and will occupy about 6-1/2 acres of a 28-acre parcle in the New London Business and Technology Park in Bedford County. The faciltiy is expected to be complete by the end of 2010.
Key Elements of the Facility
- Fully configurable nuclear power plant control room simulator
- High-performance computing capagility and supporting, connected visualization lab to support the development of three-dimensional simulation models of plant operations
- Six 20 x 32 ft research labs plus one 60 x 32 ft high bay lab
- Support space for up to eight research faculty and 16 research assistants
- Cognitive radio test room and 100 foot antenna tower
- A "Science Made Visible" design theme
Four Areas of Research
- Center for Safe and Secure Nuclear Energy (CSSNE)
- Sensors, Controls and Wireless Technologies for Energy Production and Transmission
- Cognitive Radio (CR) Research
- Inspection, Testing and Analysis Technologies
For more information on these research areas visit the research projects section of this site