RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, NEW COMPETITIVE AGREEMENT, UNDER FOA NUMBER DE-FOA-0002530 (ONWARDS) WITH PROJECT TITLE ''PIONEERING A CERMET WASTE FORM FOR DISPOSAL OF WASTE STREAMS FROM ADVANCED REACTORS (PACE-FORWARD)'' THE PACE-FORWARD PROGRAM AIMS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE (TRL 6) A HIGH-DENSITY, DURABLE CERMET WASTE FORM (WF) SUITABLE TO IMMOBILIZE ALL FORMS OF ADVANCED REACTOR (AR) WASTES, THUS, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING PROCESSING COMPLEXITY AND COST. THE PROPOSED WF WILL EXHIBIT HIGH WASTE LOADING (=70 VOL.%) AND IMMOBILIZE MULTIPLE WASTE STREAMS, INCLUDING METAL, SALT (HALIDE), AND OXIDES FROM MOLTEN SALT FUELED OR METALLIC FUELED REACTORS; OR METAL + 14C/CARBIDE WASTE FROM REPROCESSING OF TRISO (TRI-STRUCTURAL ISOTROPIC) FUEL PARTICLES.