Definitive Contract DEAC0389SF17787

NASA Glenn Research Center awarded a $900,000 firm fixed-price contract to General Electric Company (GE) for the design of an Advanced Closed Brayton Convertor (ACBC) system capable of producing 10 to 25 kilowatts of continuous electric power to advance space nuclear power capabilities. This contract was awarded under the Fission Surface Power Advanced Closed Brayton Convertor (FSP-ACBC) system NRA, which was an appendix to NASA's Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and...

The Regents of the University of Michigan was awarded a research grant valued at $312,985 on August 30, 2021, to address the development of radiation-resistant, mechanically strong, and easily manufactured structural materials for space-based nuclear power systems. This civilian grant, funded through a federal agency's Shared Services Center, is scheduled for completion by August 29, 2025, and will be performed at the university's Ann Arbor, Michigan campus. The award was not designated as a...

The University of New Mexico's Office of Sponsored Projects was awarded a $648,945.89 research grant by a civilian federal agency on January 18, 2022, for research related to heat rejection radiators in nuclear reactor power systems for surface power and space exploration applications. The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, is scheduled for completion on January 17, 2025, and will be performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution and major public...

This is a $1,000,000 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Brayton Energy LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the design of an Advanced Closed Brayton Convertor (ACBC) system capable of producing 10 to 25 kilowatts of continuous electric power for space nuclear power applications. The contract is part of the Fission Surface Power Advanced Closed Brayton Convertor (FSP-ACBC) system research and development effort under...

This is a $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center to Orbital Technologies Corporation (Orbitec) to develop the Advanced Carbothermal Electric (ACE) Reactor. The ACE Reactor is intended to efficiently extract oxygen from lunar regolith using new electric resistant heating elements, which eliminates the need for concentrated solar or laser energy used in current carbothermal...

This $20,570,930 firm fixed price definitive contract was awarded by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to BWXT Nuclear Energy, Inc. to further the design of a low enriched uranium-based nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) engine as part of a three-year technology development project managed by NASA's Game Changing Development program. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Key subcontractors supporting the prime include Atkins Nuclear Solutions US, Inc., Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp,...

This is a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA Glenn Research Center to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a small business located in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. Under this $137,750 firm-fixed-price contract, ACT will design, fabricate, and test a flight-like alkali metal self-venting heat pipe for use in NASA's Kilopower nuclear reactor project. The heat pipes are intended to transfer heat from the reactor to the Stirling convertors for power...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Creare LLC, a small business based in Hanover, New Hampshire. The contract is for the development of an ultra-compact heat rejection system for use on NASA's Fission Surface Power (FSP) systems, which are intended for power generation on Mars and other planetary bodies. The goal is to create a more compact and efficient system compared to the baseline approach of large radiator panels, which face challenges...

This is a $998,899 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by NASA's Glenn Research Center to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer, for the design of an Advanced Closed Brayton Convertor (ACBC) system capable of producing 10 to 25 kilowatts of continuous electric power to support space nuclear power capabilities. The contract is part of NASA's "Fission Surface Power Advanced Closed Brayton Convertor (FSP-ACBC) System" solicitation under the Space...

This is a firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Energy, to the Institute of Gas Technology (GTI), a non-profit research organization. The $1,636,089 contract is for conceptual designs of a supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycle test facility. Key subcontractors include the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), which will provide technical expertise and review the pilot plant design,...