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Dynamic Line Ratings (DLRs) can dramatically increase transmission line current capacity, allowing increased renewable energy penetration, decreased line congestion, and prevention of line construction. However, DLR implementation highly depends on unmeasured local line wind, solar irradiation, and line conditions. Today these conditions are only modeled or measured at isolated locations along a s ...

Current methods of manufacturing sodium fast reactor (SFR) fuels are constrained to small window of manufacturability. Powder forming processes could provide unique material advantages over traditional casting and extrusion techniques; however, fuel materials in powder form are highly reactive with oxygen and represent a pyrophoric hazard. U and Pu alloys and ceramics are easily dispersible in pow ...

Globally, the majority of nuclear reactors in operation are light water reactor (LWR) designs and are expected to remain a steadfast low-energy carbon sources for the foreseeable. LWR technology would greatly benefit from fuel materials that can withstand increased burnup, however. By creating a fuel with higher burnup capability, fuels can remain in the reactor longer, leading to less refueling o ...

PROJECT SUMMARY There is an increasing trend for children with ASD with primary behavioral challenges to be hospitalized in medical facilities because accessible behavioral support resources are not available in local communities. Unfortunately, most community-based hospitals are not well equipped to meet optimal behavioral care with families consequently experiencing prolonged/protracted hospital ...

High-temperature nuclear reactors, and irradiation test-capsules, make use of molten metals and their alloys for heat transfer functions from the active zones due to its high degree of thermal conductivity. Pumping of these liquid media by classical mechanical radial or axial pumps is, however, rather difficult and the lifetime of such devices is relatively low. It is known that electromagnetic pu ...

Computational Storage platforms are emerging as a disruptive enhancement in the data processing ecosystem as they have the potential to address the critical bottleneck of limited I/O bandwidth and high latency between storage and compute nodes in the system hierarchy. This “late coming” technology to the Exascale program has the potential to enhance DOE and the broader government’s leadershi ...

Project Summary The United States faces significant shortfalls recruiting and producing the healthcare professionals. In addition to staff shortages, the workforce is also burdened by a lack of racial and ethnic diversity. As a potential counter to these widening gaps, Liiingo’s healthcare career exploration game, Upward Knowbility, is a novel tool for secondary students to learn about career op ...

Computational Storage platforms are emerging as a disruptive enhancement in the data processing ecosystem as they have the potential to address the critical bottleneck of limited I/O bandwidth and high latency between storage and compute nodes in the system hierarchy. This “late coming” technology to the Exascale program has the potential to enhance DOE and the broader government’s leadershi ...

Major manufacturers of stationary gas turbines for electrical power generation are studying the potential for using higher temperature and environmentally stable ceramic matrix composites (CMC) as engine components to improve turbine engine efficiencies. One manufacturer estimates that a simple 2% increase in efficiency would save more than $50MM over the life of one generator. Higher operating te ...

Summary: This Phase IIb grant application describes a plan for demonstrating significant improvement of identifying ASD subjects at a very young age and facilitating diagnostic assessments for autism earlier via a proven telehealth service. The plan includes partnering with a private company (CHADIS) that has a substantial client base of referring pediatricians already using their technology to sc ...