TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Annual Report 10 Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) Idaho National Laboratory received funding awards for seven projects proposed to the Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions Technology Commercialization Fund. Total funding awarded by DOE this cycle totals over $20 million across 10 national labs and 71 private sector partners. By funding received, INL was the third most awarded laboratory, receiving $2.4 million in TCF funds and $4.8 million with matching industry funds. Topic 1 projects identify technology maturation activities to attract a private partner. Each Topic 1 project is matched with nonfederal funds from a private sector partner or through the INL Royalty Fund. INL’s Topic 1 winners are: Active Measurement Cancellation, $75,000 Principal Investigator: David Jamison, Energy & Environment Science & Technology This project proposes to develop and demonstrate a portable, one-of-a-kind, stand-alone instrument to assess battery module health. Direct Electrochemical Valorization of Captured Carbon Dioxide, $150,000 Principal Investigator: Luis Diaz Aldana, Energy & Environment Science & Technology Partner: Carbon Clean Solutions, Cincinnati, Ohio The integration of carbon capture with carbon utilization (CCU) can help enable the economic feasibility of carbon capture technologies. INL’s CCU technology enables process intensification by combining capture media regeneration and carbon dioxide upgrading to refinery grade syngas in a single step. Mobile Efficient Modified Delta Robotic Non- Destructive Examination Platform, $73,404 Principal Investigator: Anthony Crawford, Nuclear Science & Technology This project will include designing a mobile 3D scanning platform and testing its performance in laboratory and industry settings. Topic 2 projects cooperatively advance a lab-developed technology in collaboration with a private sector partner to bolster commercial application. Each Topic 2 project is matched with funds from a private sector partner. Enable Safe and Reliable Operations of Nuclear Power Plants through a Highly Dynamic and Integrated Work Management System, $750,000 Principal Investigator: Johanna Oxstrand, Nuclear Science & Technology Partner: Devbridge Group LLC, Chicago, Illinois This dynamic work management (DWM) system will be compatible with existing nuclear plants and potential new builds, and will include tools for smart scheduling, planning, procedure authoring and fieldwork. The software will also enable smooth interaction between legacy systems. High-Temperature Irradiation-Resistant Thermocouple, $300,000 Principal Investigator: Richard Skifton, Nuclear Science & Technology Partner: Idaho Laboratories Corporation, Idaho Falls, Idaho The High-Temperature Irradiation-Resistant Thermocouple is a breakthrough in the field of temperature measurement and is the only sensor specifically designed for operating reliably in high- temperature radiation environments. Prognostic Inspection Analysis at Nuclear Power Plants through an Advanced Imaging Service, $325,000 Principal Investigator: Troy Unruh, Nuclear Science & Technology Partner: LPI Inc., Amesbury, Massachusetts This project will develop prognostic inspection analysis tools by deploying the existing INL Change Detection System (CDS) technology and expertise as an advanced imaging service, specifically for use in nuclear facility applications. Pilot Demonstration of a Wireless Valve Position Indication Sensor System in Nuclear Power Plants, $750,000 Principal Investigator: Vivek Agarwal, Nuclear Science & Technology Partner: Exelon Generation Company LLC, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania This wireless valve position indication (VPI) sensor system can be retrofitted on three primary manual valve types to replace manual valve position verification with digital verification, and to enable online monitoring of manual valves.