The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $199,892 Project Grant to Deep Isolation US, LLC under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, titled "Project PUCK (Performance Validation of the Universal Canister System for Kairos Power)", supports Deep Isolation's development and testing of innovative nuclear waste storage and disposal technologies. Specifically, the funding will enable Deep Isolation to design, validate, and...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $441,674 Project Grant to Deep Isolation US, LLC to perform a series of tests and demonstrations for deep borehole disposal canisters at the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center in Cameron, Texas. The objective is to mature the canister technology to a readiness level of 6. This project supports the President's national objectives for the Department of Energy and ARPA-E's authorizing legislation. Deep...
This $2.8 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will fund the PIONEERING A CERMET WASTE FORM FOR DISPOSAL OF WASTE STREAMS FROM ADVANCED REACTORS (PACE-FORWARD) project led by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The three-year project aims to develop and demonstrate to Technology Readiness Level 6 a high-density, durable ceramic-metal (cermet) waste form suitable for immobilizing all types of wastes from...
Itasca Consulting Group Inc. received a $199,293 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop an efficient multi-scale, thermo-hydro-mechanical numerical model. The model will be used to simulate the long-term stability of rooms for nuclear waste disposal. The work is being conducted under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that transform...
The federal Project Grant award DESC0025072 was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Starfire Industries LLC, a leading manufacturer of neutron generators, plasma sources, and advanced specialty coatings. The $250,000.00 award, made on July 22, 2024, will fund the development of a "Downhole Wireline PGNAA Elemental Analysis Probe Using NGEN" over a 1-year period ending on July 21, 2025. Starfire Industries LLC, an...
Illinoisrocstar LLC was awarded a $206,431 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant will support innovative research on reduced-order models for subsurface radionuclide transport in nuclear waste management through April 26, 2023. The Office of Science Program aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness through basic...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $198,147 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Decision Sciences International Corporation in Poway, CA. The grant, with a performance period from July 2023 to April 2024, will support research and development on monitoring the integrity of spent nuclear fuel using muon imaging technology. This project aims to advance scientific understanding and develop techniques to enhance the...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $199,899.00, was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to VRC Metal Systems, LLC, a veteran-owned small business in Box Elder, South Dakota. The award aims to extend the service life of nuclear waste storage units through the development of high-pressure cold spray coatings. The funded project will leverage VRC Metal Systems' expertise in advanced cold spray technology and additive...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $199,977 to Sawtooth Simulation, LLC in Idaho Falls, ID to develop a science-based predictive simulation capability for the design and analysis of advanced nuclear fuel concepts operating in a virtual reactor environment. The award period runs from July 22, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The goal of this research project is to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national...
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Energy Driven Technologies LLC under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, awarded on July 22, 2024, supports the company's research and development of advanced supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power systems and components for Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs). This work aims to advance critical scientific and engineering capabilities in nuclear energy, materials...