THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS AWARDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOR A PROJECT ENTITLED ''EINSTEIN: ENHANCED INTEGRATED NUCLEAR SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMUTATION AND EFFICIENT ISOLATION OF NUCLIDES”. THIS AWARD IS BEING MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DE-FOA-0003418, NUCLEAR ENERGY WASTE TRANSMUTATION OPTIMIZED NOW (NEWTON) AND APPLICATION CONTROL NUMBER 3418-1519.