12 CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA INLwillperformaRELAP5-3Danalysisofacurrent-generationlightwaterreactornuclearpower plantusingadynamicformofnaturalconvectionforDelMar,California-basedcompanyDYNAC Systems,Inc.asparttheGatewayforAcceleratedInnovationinNuclear(GAIN)program. SystemsusingDNClowerthecoredamagefrequencyoflightwaterreactorsbyaboutoneorderof magnitudeduetosimplicity,passivedesign,andindependencefromelectricpowerandcontrols.In addition,thesesystemscostlessandlowerthemaintenancerequirementsthancurrentactivesafety systemsrequiredbytheNuclearRegulatoryCommission. COMPETITIVE AWARDS GatewayforAcceleratedInnovationinNuclear(GAIN) • • DYNAC Systems LLC: Dynamic Natural Convection System • • Kairos Power: NEAMSThermal-FluidsTest Stand for Fluoride-Salt-Cooled, High-Temperature Reactor Development Laboratory-DirectedResearchandDevelopment • • University of California, Berkeley (2) • • University of California, Irvine • • California State University, Long Beach NuclearEnergyUniversityProgram • • R&D; California State University, Long Beach (3) • • R&D; University of California, Berkeley and 4-D Power NuclearScienceUserFacilities • • Electric Power Research Institute (3) • • General Atomics • • Stanford University • • University of California, Berkeley • • University of California, Santa Barbara (3) TechnologyCommercializationFund • • Electric Power Research Institute • • Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America, Inc. SUBCONTRACTS Subcontracts in California totaled $6.91M.