Tennessee

Advanced Techniques for On-Line Conidition Monitoring and Diagnostics of Digital Rod Position Indication Systems for Existing and Next Generation Nuclear Power Plants

This project will enhance the Digital Rod Position Indication (DRPI) systems of existing and new AP1000 reactors with diagnostic capabilities to provide better rod position information, DRPI coil health, and automated rod drop time measurements. This can reduce reactor trips and reduce refueling outage time.

Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation
9111 Cross Park Drive, Bldg A
Knoxville, TN 37923

On-Line Monitoring Technology for Aging Management and Life Extension of the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) at INL

Predictive maintenance and condition monitoring technologies are used in industrial processes to prioritize maintenance activities and focus the maintenance resources to areas where they are most needed. This project will reduce maintenance costs and improve productivity, safety and reliability, by determining the feasibility of existing predictive maintenance and condition monitoring technologies for the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL).

Electrochemical Systems, Inc.
9052 High Bridge Drive
Knoxville, TN 37922

Development of High Energy, Low Temperature Rechargeable Battery for Load Leveling Application

This project will develop high energy battery. This battery will store energy from various sources of energy including renewable sources of energy more economically and reliably than presently available systems.

Information International Associates, Inc.
1055 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 110
Oak Ridge, TN 37830-8028

International Science Education Federated Search Engine

This project will create a system to identify English language-based international science education web based resources. Once resources are identified, the project will create a federated search engine to make these resources available via a standard web search paradigm.

Information International Associates, Inc.
1055 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 110
Oak Ridge, TN 37830-8028

Web Metrics Analysis for Digital Libraries Based on Scientific and Technical Information

This project will create a system that will assist scientific and technical information data curators in managing data more efficiently by using an encompassing Web metrics architecture.

Multi-Phase Services, Inc.
2111 RiverSound Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37922

Computer-Aided Development of Ductile Ferritic Steels with High Strengths for Ultra-Supercritical Steam-Turbine Applications

A new type of ductile ferritic steels with high strengths is proposed to overcome its limitation for the application to steam-turbine components operating at temperatures higher than 700°. Phase ? will combine the thermodynamics calculations and focused experiments to demonstrate the feasibility of this alloy-design approach and provide critical material properties.

PHDs Co.
777 Emory Valley Road, Suite B
Oak Ridge, TN 37830

Segmented Rectifying and Blocking Contacts on Germanium Planar Detectors

The Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Physics has a fundamental need for more sensitive, reliable, and cost effective instruments for the detection of gamma rays in Nuclear Physics experiments. This project will develop detector fabrication techniques that will provide the basis for these detectors.

ProteoGenesis, LLC
2109 W. Market Street
Johnson City, TN 37604

Recombinant Expression and Characterization of Novel Cellulases for Switchgrass Ethanol Production

The United States is in need of a renewable and clean energy supply. This project will develop novel enzymes that could make the process of converting switchgrass into ethanol a commercially viable source of renewable energy and create a new energy sector and agricultural job base in America.