Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40Technology Transfer 36 • Topic Area 1: Projects for which additional technology maturation is needed to attract a private partner. • Topic Area 2: Cooperative development projects between a lab and industry partner(s), designed to bolster the commercial application of a lab-developed technology. INL was awarded funding for an outstanding nine out of the 15 proposals the lab submitted. Each project promises to advance Idaho’s role as an innovation hub for international nuclear energy, other clean energy and national security. In October 2015, DOE announced a new Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) that would award nearly $16 million to help move promising energy technologies from national laboratories through industry partners to the marketplace. The TCF program is administered by DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT), which works to expand the commercial impact of DOE’s portfolio of research, development, demonstration and deployment activities. The first Call for Proposals went out in February 2016 and resulted in OTT receiving 104 applications from across the laboratory system for projects in two topic areas: Successful start forTechnology Commercialization Fund Project DOE funding amount Additive Manufacturing as an Alternative FabricationTechnique for the Fabrication of Uranium Silicide Fuel. Partner: Westinghouse Electric Corp Perform a feasibility study to determine direct routes to the fabrication of dense uranium silicide fuel pellets using an advanced additive manufacturing approach. $150,000 Advanced Outage Control Center Dashboard with PredictiveTools. The dashboard was tested at the Palo Verde Nuclear Station in April. $60,500 Commercialization Research and Development of Change Detection Systems for Nuclear Applications. Aid workers at nuclear and industrial facilities by more easily and accurately tracking changes in a wide variety of workflow situations through a laptop or desktop computer software program. $60,500 Computer-Based Procedure System for Fieldworkers. The goal of this project is to further develop INL ’s computer-based procedure for fieldwork for commercial use. This effort will help private-sector companies increase plant efficiency, improve human performance during fieldwork, improve plant design and modification, and integrate with other plant systems. $130,000 Development of In-CoreThree-OmegaThermal Conductivity Probe. Partner: Radiation DetectionTechnologies, Inc. Provide a way to quickly and cost-effectively test the thermal conductivity of new materials. This technology may be of high interest to industries developing new materials for high-temperature applications. $74,911 Enhanced and Miniaturized Wireless Valve Position Indicator Prototype. Partners: Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.; Rolls Royce; Westinghouse Electric Corp.; Electric Power Research Institute. Enhance the wireless valve position indicator technology concept by designing a miniature prototype, ensuring robust, secure and reliable communication, understanding the impact of interfaces on communication and demonstrating capabilities in actual operating conditions. $149, 600 Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Safety for VehicleTechnologies and Energy Storage. Enhance the safety of lithium and other battery systems for increased deployment in transportation and stationary applications. INL has worked on technologies that can identify short circuits in batteries and provide the opportunity to decrease catastrophic failures in batteries in use. $119,005 Vehicle Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus Network Safety and Security System. Partners: Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America, Inc. The goal is to enable a device for use in vehicles that can detect anomalies, potential intrusions or exploitation attempts directed at the vehicle’s onboard computer system. $150,000 Vibro-AcousticTesting for Microstructure Characterization and Metrology. Expand application areas for a novel material designed at INL to characterize nuclear fuel, cladding material and structures. $150,000