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  1. Binary Metal Ceramic Tubes for Accident Tolerant LWR Fuel Cladding

    SBC: CERAMIC TUBULAR PRODUCTS, LLC            Topic: 30

    The use of advanced ceramic materials, such as silicon carbide, for light water reactor fuel cladding is being investigated, in part due to the increased safety margin afforded by this technology over conventional zircaloy metallic claddings. In light of the Fukushima events, safety concerns have come to the forefront of public scrutiny of commercial nuclear generated power and spurred activity in ...

    SBIR Phase I 2016 Department of Energy
  2. Very Low Head Modular Turbine with Advanced Hydrodynamics and Power Takeoff

    SBC: Concepts NREC, LLC            Topic: 15

    According to a 2014 study commissioned by the Department of Energy, hydropower from more than 3 million untapped streams in the United States could potentially generate 65 gigawatts of electricity and help to reduce greenhouse emissions and pollution. However, the development of hydropower has been limited by several obstacles, as described by the United States Geological Survey: most of the prime ...

    SBIR Phase I 2016 Department of Energy
  3. Improving Efficiency and Reducing Costs for the Supercritical C02 Design Process

    SBC: Concepts NREC, LLC            Topic: 18

    Supercritical CO2 cycles have the potential to significantly improve efficiency and reduce emissions in power generation. However, the unique fluid dynamic properties of supercritical CO2 that enable these higher efficiencies also complicate the design and layout of the system, particularly its turbomachinery components. The problem stems specifically from the highly non-linear properties of CO2, ...

    SBIR Phase I 2016 Department of Energy
  4. 3-D Printing of Nuclear Fuel Assembly Nozzles and End-Spacer Grids

    SBC: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.            Topic: 30

    Cost and time associated with material waste, quality control, inspection, and manufacturing of nuclear fuel assembly components can detrimental to nuclear plant design and development. Specifically, spacer grids and nozzles are prime component examples that inherently carry these issues due to their complex geometries. The design engineer must always weigh the manufacturing practices against the ...

    SBIR Phase I 2016 Department of Energy
  5. Nanophotonics Enhanced Direct Solar Membrane Distillation Process for Desalination of Water

    SBC: LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED            Topic: 09

    In the United States, desalination and membrane technologies are used to augment municipal water supply, produce high-quality industrial water supplies, and reclaim contaminated supplies. Since the electricity expenses represent one-third to one-half of the operating cost of many desalination technologies, the energy intensity raises concerns about greenhouse gas emissions and the usefulness of th ...

    SBIR Phase I 2016 Department of Energy
  6. Low-Noise Amplifiers and Superconducting Flex Circuits for Frequency Domain Multiplexed Readout of Detector Arrays

    SBC: STAR CRYOELECTRONICS, LLC            Topic: 28

    A recent report of the 25-member Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) recommends funding cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments under all budget scenarios, specifically, the next-generation ground-based CMB experimental program whose aim is to provide definitive measurements of the early universe. For this program, large focal plane arrays with ~100,000 detectors and associate ...

    SBIR Phase I 2016 Department of Energy
  7. Safety Software Assurance Compliance verification and Risk Evaluation (S-SACRE)

    SBC: Tri-Guard Risk Solutions, LTD            Topic: 30

    Most digital systems being software intensive are also vulnerable to attacks that exploit software weaknesses. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, “exploiting weaknesses in digital technology could be the most attractive route for those terrorists seeking to attack nuclear facilities without fear of interdiction.” Recent publicized events about cyber-attack on critical infrast ...

    STTR Phase I 2016 Department of Energy
  8. LOW-COST DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSOR USING ELECTRICAL TDR

    SBC: TRANSCEND ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, LLC            Topic: 18a

    Letters from leading researchers of subsurface hydrobiogeochemical processes, including Department of Energy researchers, confirm the need for low-cost, rugged distributed temperature sensing. Temperature and thermal gradients are critical drivers and state variables in many important subsurface hydrobiogeochemical processes, as well as indicators of hydrologic phenomena. In addition to helping un ...

    SBIR Phase I 2016 Department of Energy
  9. Cloud droplet characterization instrument for small aerial platforms

    SBC: MESA PHOTONICS LLC            Topic: 17a

    Stratus and stratocumulus clouds with low drop concentration and large drop diameter are scientifically very important, because this is the regime in which drizzle drops are formed. The formation of drizzle can lead to a rapid modification of the cloud droplet size distribution, which in turn has a strong influence on the cloud's radiative properties. Because stratus and stratocumulus clouds cover ...

    SBIR Phase I 2016 Department of Energy
  10. CO2 Separation Membrane for Incipient Flue Gas

    SBC: LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED            Topic: 12d

    There are increasingly greater legislative, social, and environmental factors motivating reductions in the emission of man-made carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Fossil fuel power plants collectively produce the largest fraction of man-made carbon dioxide emissions. The cost of separating carbon dioxide from the flue gas of power plants is prohibiting the application of ...

    SBIR Phase I 2016 Department of Energy
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