Project Grant DESC0024837

The Department of Energy Office of Science has awarded Powdermet Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, a $199,985 project grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support research and development on rapid net shape fabrication of complex shapes. The project will run from July 10, 2023 to July 9, 2024. Powdermet Inc. is a company that specializes in agile materials development and has previously received federal contract awards and grants from agencies like the...

This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) with the goal of establishing fracture toughness criteria for the qualification of laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing in nuclear applications. The key products and services to be delivered include: Fabrication of compact tension fracture toughness specimens using 316L stainless steel and the EOS M290 laser powder bed fusion machine...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $300,000 to Clemson University to advance the capability of metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies in developing radiation-tolerant single-phase concentrated solid-solution alloys (SP-CSAS). The research aims to generate new knowledge on SP-CSAS' radiation tolerance and their intrinsic compositions, structures, and defects through experimental and computational...

Matsys Incorporated received a $199,934 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 21, 2023 to develop an innovative powder metallurgy-hot isostatic pressing process for enhanced high temperature performance. The project aims to deliver this process under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049) through completion by October 20, 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to advance scientific discoveries and tools through its...

Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing, LLC was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 21, 2023 to develop structural components with corrosion resistant surface layers for advanced nuclear reactor systems. The grant is part of the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness...

This $2,043,838 Cooperative Agreement award was made by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration (CFDA 81.121) federal grant program. The award is for the "DEMONSTRATION OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TO ENABLE AN ALTERNATIVE US SUPPLY CHAIN FOR SMR COMPONENTS" project, which is focused on advancing the development of small modular reactor (SMR) component manufacturing capabilities in the U.S. The...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $169,830 Project Grant to Precision Materials Engineering LLC under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop new refractory-multiple principal element alloy (R-MPEA) coatings and components for molten-salt nuclear reactor system valves and pumps. The project period runs from February 18, 2025 to February 17, 2026. The funding supports fundamental scientific research aimed at advancing the understanding...

Nanocoatings Inc. (NCI) was awarded a $249,949 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop wire-arc additive manufacturing and wire-arc thermal spray methods to clad nuclear-reactor materials. The one-year project period runs from February 21, 2023 through February 20, 2024 and will be performed in Rapid City, South Dakota. Under this award, NCI will work to advance additive manufacturing and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $649,345 to Carnegie Mellon University to investigate an innovative power field control strategy to achieve prescribed thermal histories throughout parts produced via powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. The research aims to enable the design of novel processing pathways to tailor material properties, fully utilizing the processing capabilities of open-architecture...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,915 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to Alternative Energy Materials, LLC, a small for-profit limited liability company based in Pullman, Washington. The grant, funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), supports the development of a novel dry powder pressing additive manufacturing technique for fabricating multifunctional ceramic monoliths with internal flow structures....