VEGA WAVE SYSTEMS INC — Department of Energy SBIR Phase I: Improvements and advances are needed in the technical area of Advanced Sensors and Instrum
VEGA WAVE SYSTEMS INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Energy.
- Amount
- $150,000
- Agency
- Department of Energy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Solicitation
- DE-FOA-0001046
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- IL
- Period
- 2014-06-09 → 2015-03-08
Description
Improvements and advances are needed in the technical area of Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation technologies to enhance economic competitiveness for nuclear power plants and promote a high level of nuclear safety. Currently, visual inspection systems for Nuclear Energy applications in the core, or in accident conditions are extremely limited. Commercially available vision systems are not radiation-tolerant. Borescopes have been used recently to inspect damage from accidents, but have an extremely limited lifetime. To address these needs, Vega Wave Systems will develop a radiation hardened vision system for Nuclear Power Plant Applications. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits: The vision system developed in this program will enable improved inspection of nuclear power plants, spent fuel, and nuclear accident sites.